The Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy

The Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy is the first comprehensive reference work to cover all facets of the distinct form of dramatic theater that flourished in ancient Greece with its apex in the 5th century BCE.

• Offers the first comprehensive reference work to cover all facets of the distinct form of dramatic theater that flourished in ancient Greece with its apex in the 5th century BCE
• Covers the 32 extant plays and playwrights of the period, including the great surviving works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and their contemporaries, and considers lost works and surviving fragments
• Explores topics including the origins and history of Greek tragedy; their texts, language, style, and rhetoric; as well as recurrent themes such as family, death, and adultery
• Provides an invaluable reference to the most important dramatic genre of the ancient Greek world, and to the historical, philosophical, cultural, and political contexts in which these plays were performed
  
  3 Volumes
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Volume I

List of Entries ix
Notes on Contributors xxxi
Preface and Acknowledgments lv
Alphabetical List of Extant Tragedies lviii
List of Abbreviations lix

Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy A–F 1–562

Volume II

Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy G–R 563–1192

Volume III

Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy S–Z 1193–1493

References 1495
Index 1629

“This would also be accessible to advanced-level school students and those with a general interest in the subject. The encyclopedia is also available as an electronic edition on Wiley Online Library.” (Reference Reviews, 1 October 2014)

“As a whole, this encyclopedia covers its ground well, providing a solid foundation and excellent working bibliographies on all aspects of Greek tragedy. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty.” (Choice, 1 February 2014)

"The range of material treated is certainly impressive, and the great majority of the extended entries provide very clear and informative outlines of their field, with useful pointers for further enquiry. Many are excellent places to which to direct students for clear and concise discussions of their subjects, and researchers will also find an abundance of helpful summaries and introductions to unfamiliar areas of scholarship. This encyclopedia is an excellent example of its genre." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review Blog, March 2014)

“Although the intended audience includes students and researchers, the content is accessible to anyone with an interest in Greek tragedy. This comprehensive set is recommended for academic, large public, and, when appropriate, high-school libraries.” (Booklist, 15 November 2013)

Hanna M. Roisman is the Arnold Bernhard Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Colby College. Her publications include Nothing Is as It Seems: The Tragedy of the Implicit in Euripides’ Hippolytus (1999), Sophocles: Philoctetes (2005), and Sophocles: Electra (2008).

The Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy presents the first comprehensive reference work to cover all facets of the distinct form of dramatic theater that flourished in ancient Greece and reached its apex in Athens of the 5th century BCE. Contributed by a team of international experts and emerging scholars, entries reflect a careful balance between scholarly precision and accessibility to facilitate a better understanding and appreciation of the great surviving works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and their contemporaries. Coverage includes all the extant works of the playwrights and plays of the period—including what is known about fragmentary and lost plays and their authors—theaters in which the plays were staged; philosophical, cultural, and political contexts in which the plays were performed; and much more. Entries for individual tragedies feature plot summaries, mythical background, and contemporary and ongoing critical discussion as well as their reception. Other topics include the origins and history of Greek tragedy; their texts, language, style, and rhetoric; as well as recurrent themes such as family, death, hybris, city and country, adultery, emotions, happy-ending, etc. With detailed cross-references to aid navigation, The Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy represents an invaluable reference to the most important dramatic genre of the ancient Greek world.

• The Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy is available in three print volumes, or in an electronic edition on Wiley Online Library: www.encyclopediaofgreektragedy.com.