"This book is an impressive achievement, and will be of permanent value to everyone interested in Greek drama. The editor has done an excellent job in finding exactly the right scholar for each topic, including many leading experts from all over the world. Every chapter is lucid and informative, and each has a valuable guide to further reading."
"This new volume, like others in the excellent Blackwell's 'Companion' series, stands apart from the crowd. It is not just a boring re-hash of well-known material but a superb, lively, genuinely stimulating collection of essays which make the plays come alive. Reading this book is rather like listening to a series of cracking lectures by some of the best scholars in the business ... This Companion will surely become required reading for university students who want an accessible but learned introduction to the texts. The essays are )without exception( so well written and entertaining that they can also be recommended to actors, producers, audience members, and general readers. It is well edited and attractively produced."
"The Companion is obviously intended as a reference work and will be a very valuable addition to library shelves of universities with students of Classical Civilisation. In fact, several contributions are truly excellent and will undoubtedly serve as introductory reference points for a long time"
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Malden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Blackwell
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xviii, 552 p.: ill.; 25 cm
SERIES
Other Title Information
Blackwell companions to the ancient world
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references )p. ]505[-539( and index
Text of Note
ISBN: 9781405175494
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY