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Almut Fries
Pseudo-Euripides, ‘Rhesus’ [EPUB ebook]
Edited with Introduction and Commentary

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The pseudo-Euripidean Rhesus is the only extant Greek tragedy based on an episode from Homer’s Iliad and a unique witness for the history of the genre in the 4th century BC. This new edition, with introduction and commentary, discusses textual problems, language, metre and dramaturgy as well as the mythological and literary-historical background of the play. It is an indispensable aid for serious students of the text.

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A. Fries, University of Oxford.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 534 ● ISBN 9783110382587 ● File size 16.2 MB ● Publisher De Gruyter ● City Berlin/Boston ● Published 2014 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 6360652 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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