Over the past decades there has been something of a revolution in the way we view classical drama generally and Euripides in particular. This book; updated in a second edition; reflects that revolution and aims to show how Euripides was continually reinventing himself. A truly Protean figure; he seems to set out on a new journey in each of his surviving 19 plays. Between general introduction and final summary; Morwoods chapters identify the themes that underlie the plays and concentrate; above all; on demonstrating the extraordinary diversity of this great dramatist. New to this edition; which is updated throughout; are further details on the individual plays and extra suggestions for background reading.The volume is a companion to The Plays of Sophocles and The Plays of Aeschylus (both by Alex Garvie) also available in second editions from Bloomsbury. A further essential guide to the themes and context of ancient Greek tragedy may be found in Laura Swifts new introductory volume; Greek Tragedy.
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