Author

Contributions

  • Arrowsmith, William, 1924- - Contributor

Publication

1989 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

30,500 words, Guess

Page Count

122 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivealcestis00euri_0
  • ISBN-100195061667
  • ISBN-139780195061666
  • LibraryThing7932128
  • Library of Congress Control Number89022869
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC882/.01
  • LCCPA3975.A5 A7 1989
  • LCCPA3975.A5A7 1989

Description

"Euripides' Alcestic - perhaps the most anthologized Attic drama - is an ideal test for students reading their first play in the original Greek. Literary commentaries and language aids in most editions are too advanced or too elementary for intermediate students of the language, but in this new student edition, C. A. E. Luschnig and H. M. Roisman remedy such deficiencies." "The introductory section of this edition provides historical and literary perspective; the commentary explains points of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, as well as elucidating background features such as dramatic conventions and mythology; and a discussion section introduces the controversies surrounding this most elusive drama. In their presentation, Luschnig and Roisman have initiated a new method for introducing students to current scholarship." "This edition also includes a glossary, an index, a bibliography, and grammatical reviews designed specifically for students of Greek language and culture in their second year of university study or third year of high school"--Book jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • The Greek tragedy in new translations

Other Editions

  • AlcestisOxford University Press1989-01-01
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