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De Gruyter Euripides Alexandros - Introduction, Text and Commentary

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This scholarly work by De Gruyter provides the first full-scale commentary on Euripides' Alexandros, one of the best preserved fragmentary tragedies. By utilizing a re-inspection of papyrus fragments, the text addresses essential philological and textual matters. This volume offers a detailed reconstruction of the play and an investigation into characterization, staging, and textual transmission. Readers gain insight into Euripidean style, ideology, and dramatic techniques such as rhetoric, imagery, and stagecraft. The book also examines the reception and Nachleben of Alexandros within literary, dramaturgical, and performance contexts, making it a vital resource for those studying classical Greek drama and textual history.

Key Features

This De Gruyter publication serves as the first full-scale commentary on the fragmentary tragedy Alexandros by Euripides.

The text includes a reconstruction of the play based on a re-inspection of original papyrus fragments.

Readers can study specific aspects of Euripidean style, including rhetoric, stagecraft, and imagery.

The volume provides an investigation into characterization, staging, and the history of textual transmission.

The content addresses the literary and dramaturgical reception of Alexandros through its fascinating Nachleben.

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Release Date
18 December 2017
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22 March 2017

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