Description
A student introduction to a key writer from the ancient Greek world
About the Author
Isabelle Torrance is Associate Professor of Classics at the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark. She is the author of Aeschylus: Seven Against Thebes (2007) and of Metapoetry in Euripides (2013), co-author - with A Sommerstein - of Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece (2014) and editor of Aeschylus and War: Comparative Perspectives on Seven Against Thebes (2017).
Reviews
This book was a pleasure to read. Torrance throughout presents the reader with densely packed information, clearly written, laced with good scholarly judgement and ample citation of recent secondary sources ... Students and instructors, not just in Classics, will find this an excellent and reliable book that provides a fine introduction to Euripides' dramatic themes ... Torrance's enthusiasm for her subject shines throughout the volume. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
An excellent general introduction to Euripides - well-written, stimulating and full of ideas. Torrance brings the plays to life and manages to convey a real sense of what was so distinctive about Euripidean drama. -- Matthew Wright, Professor of Greek, University of Exeter, UK
A book of very high quality, which offers a large audience a highly intellectual introduction. This study indeed pays homage to the many facets of a body of work which is not only well constructed, but which, as Torrance puts it, "has the power to present a very wide range of questions on the human condition". * Revue des Etudes Anciennes (Bloomsbury Translation) *
Book Information
ISBN 9781848856684
Author Isabelle Torrance
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 242g