Description
This acclaimed study delves into the works of ancient Greek dramatists, including Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, analyzing their artistic approaches and thematic structures. Kitto emphasizes understanding each play’s tragic conception, exploring questions such as why Aeschylus’s characterization differs from Sophocles’s, the introduction of the third actor by Sophocles, and Euripides’s plot constructions. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of plays like Aeschylus’s Oresteia, Sophocles’s Antigone and Oedipus Tyrannus, and Euripides’s Medea and Hecuba. This work is praised for its enduring freshness, pioneering approach to Greek drama through internal artistry and thematic form, and its lively and readable English. It is considered essential reading for those interested in classical Greek drama and its enduring artistic and literary brilliance.
