The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Easterling, P. E.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780521423519.

This book presents ancient Greek tragedy in the context of late-twentieth-century reading, criticism and performance. The twelve chapters, written by seven distinguished scholars, cover tragedy as an institution in the civic life of ancient Athens, a range of approaches to the surviving plays, and changing patterns of reception, adaptation and performance from antiquity to the present.