LOST DRAMAS OF CLASSICAL ATHENS: GREEK TRAGIC FRAGMENTS; ED. BY FIONA MCHARDY

This is the first substantial study of Greek tragedies known to us only from small fragmentary remnants that have survived. The book discusses a variety of Greek tragic fragments from all three of the famous Athenian tragedians: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. The recent publication of translations of some of these fragments (Sophocles in the Loeb series, and Euripides in the Aris and Phillips series) means that the fragments are now more readily available than ever for study. The large number of extant fragments of ancient Greek tragedy can tell us enormous amounts about that genre and about the society which produced it. Papyrus finds over the last hundred years have drastically altered and supplemented our knowledge of ancient Greek tragedy; the book is at the cutting-edge of research in this field. This is the first substantial study of Greek tragedies known to us only from small fragmentary remnants that have survived.  The book discusses a variety of Greek tragic fragments from all three of the famous Athenian tragedians: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.  The recent publication of translations of some of these fragments (Sophocles in the Loeb series, and Euripides in the Aris and Phillips series) means that the fragments are now more readily available than ever for study. The large number of extant fragments of ancient Greek tragedy can tell us enormous amounts about that genre and about the society which produced it.  Papyrus finds over the last hundred years have drastically altered and supplemented our knowledge of ancient Greek tragedy; the book is at the cutting-edge of research in this field. Fragments and their collectors / Rudolf Kassel Tragic thrausmatology : the study of the fragments of Greek tragedy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / David Harvey Euripidean fragmentary plays : the nature of sources and their effect on reconstruction / Christopher Collard Lycians in the Cares of Aeschylus / Antony G. Keen Spectral traces : ghosts in tragic fragments / Ruth Bardel Death and wedding in Aeschylus' Niobe / Richard Seaford From treacherous wives to murderous mothers : filicide in tragic fragments / Fiona McHardy Tragic fragments, ancient philosophers and the fragmented self / Christopher Gill Aristophanes on how to write tragedy / James Robson Hypsipyle : a version for stage / David Wiles. CONTENTS 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 INTRODUCTION 9 FRAGMENTS AND THEIR COLLECTORS 15 TRAGIC THRAUSMATOLOGY 29 EURIPIDEAN FRAGMENTARY PLAYS 57 LYCIANS IN THE CARES OF AESCHYLUS 71 SPECTRAL TRACES 91 DEATH AND WEDDING IN AESCHYLUS’ NIOBE 121 FROM TREACHEROUS WIVES TO MURDEROUS MOTHERS 137 TRAGIC FRAGMENTS, ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS AND THE FRAGMENTED SELF 159 ARISTOPHANES ON HOW TO WRITE TRAGEDY 181 HY]Ψ[IPYLE 197 BIBLIOGRAPHY 217 INDEX OF FRAGMENTARY PLAYS AND OTHER PASSAGES CITED 235 General Index 251 "Papyrus finds over the last hundred years have drastically altered and supplemented our knowledge of ancient Greek tragedy. The large body of Greek tragic fragments now known to us gives access to an enormous amount of information - both about the tragic genre and the society in which it was produced; recent publication of editions of some of these fragments means that they are now readily available for study." Discussing the work of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, this title examines the genre and the society that it produced such works. Papyrus finds over the last 100 years have altered and supplemented our understanding of the Greek culture of this time, and this title reflects research to this point.