Euripidean Fragments

By Richard Johnson Walker and Euripides

Book Overview

A window into the broken brilliance of Euripides. Fragments that haunt the imagination. Euripidean Fragments assembles a compelling Greek tragedy anthology and classical drama collection from the surviving shards of plays attributed to the tragedian, offering a vivid cross-section of ancient Greek literature. The work foregrounds mythological themes in drama and the moral, political and domestic tensions that define them, so the fragmentary lines read like sudden illuminations rather than gaps. The form itself is the point: each fragmentary utterance, each preserved line or report, invites readers to piece together performance, ritual and argument - an approach that honours the incomplete yet powerful presence of the lost plays of Euripides. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Its historical and literary value is plain: the fragments sketch theatrical practice in fifth century BCE Greece and the world of the ancient Athens theatre, and place Euripides in context with Sophocles and Aeschylus. Ideal as a compact classical studies reference, it equally suits a university literature course, remains essential for scholars of classics, and welcomes casual readers intrigued by mythological themes in drama and the vivid traces of Greek tragedy fragments. Reading these pieces is an invitation. Casual readers will find immediacy in the sudden lines; collectors will value a title that gathers such elusive material into a single, readable form. For classroom use the volume works as an evocative supplement to surveys of the period, while for specialists it supplies primary evidence that rewards close attention to language, stagecraft and reception. Altogether, Euripidean Fragments sits at the intersection of poetry and history: a compact classical drama collection that captures the fractures of a theatrical tradition and lets them speak across the centuries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354188214
• ISBN13: 9789354188213
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"