Euripides

This Volume Provides A Thorough Philological And Dramatic Commentary On Euripides'' Phoenissae The First Detailed Commentary In English Since 1911. An Introduction Surveys The Play Its Possible Date Features Of The Original Production The Background Of Theban Myth The General Problem Of Interpolation And The Textual Tradition. The Commentary Treats The Constitution Of The Text Noteworthy Features Of Diction And Style Dramatic Technique And Structure And The Controversies Over Possible Later Additions To The Text.