Numerous books have been written about Greek tragedy, but almost all of them are concerned with the 32 plays that still survive. This book, by contrast, concent

The surviving works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides have been familiar to readers and theatregoers for centuries; but these works are far outnumbered by t

Volume 1. Neglected authors: The earliest tragedies -- Some fifth-century tragedians -- Agathon -- Tragic family trees -- Some fourth-century tragedians -- The

"The surviving works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides have been familiar to readers and theatregoers for centuries; but these works are far outnumbered by