Greek Tragedy

By H.D.F. Kitto

Book Overview

Why did Aeschylus characterize differently from Sophocles? Why did Sophocles introduce the third actor? Why did Euripides not make better plots? So asks H.D.F Kitto in his acclaimed study of Greek... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0416689000
• ISBN13: 9780416689006
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: Methuen & Co
• Length: 401 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent and insightful analysis of Greek Tragedy

Kitto has incredible insight into the meaning of Aeschylus', Sophocles' and Euripides' drama, which shows on every page of the book. Where other authors come to the drama with their own agendas, and then ignore or make excuses for anything in the plays which interferes with their "brilliant" analyses, Kitto develops analyses which address all important elements of virtually every extant play.