The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

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Summary: Greek Drama
Review: Excelent companion to the ever complex Greek dramas. Explains things carefuly so that the reader may understand the story on more levels according to the time, space and culture in which it was written.

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Summary: Not a companion to anything!
Review: If you are an classics scholar or student, you may find this book to your liking--although I'd recommend you browse through it in a bookstore before buying it online, sight unseen. Just keep in mind, it is NOT A COMPANION to Greek Tragedy, as it claims, which to my mind implies that it is a reference book about the tragedies and their authors. Instead, this book is simply a short collection of seemingly random and unrelated articles about select tragedies. This book looks like somebody's attempts to get tenure in their department more than anything else. If you're writting a disertation on Euripides or Aeschylus, perhaps you'll find a tidbit of scholarship in this book that will make it worth the price, but if you're just a fan of Greek Tragedy, there are better books to buy.