Companion to Greek Tragedy

Justina Gregory is Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures at Smith College. Her books include Euripides and the Instruction of the Athenians (1991), a commentary on Euripides’ Hecuba (1999), and a translation of Aesop’s Fables (1975).

• List of Illustrations xNote on Contributors xiPreface and Acknowledgments xviAbbreviations and Editions xviiPART I CONTEXTS 11 Fifth-Century Athenian History and Tragedy 3Paula Debnar2 Tragedy and Religion: The Problem of Origins 23Scott Scullion3 Dithyramb, Comedy, and Satyr-Play 38Bernd Seidensticker4 Tragedy’s Teaching 55Neil Croally5 Tragedy and the Early Greek Philosophical Tradition 71William Allan6 Tragedy, Rhetoric, and Performance Culture 83Christopher Pelling7 Pictures of Tragedy? 103Jocelyn Penny SmallPART II ELEMENTS 1198 Myth 121Michael J. Anderson9 Beginnings and Endings 136Deborah H. Roberts10 Lyric 149Luigi Battezzato11 Episodes 167Michael R. Halleran12 Music 183Peter Wilson13 Theatrical Production 194John DavidsonPART III APPROACHES 21314 Aeschylean Tragedy 215Suzanne Saïd15 Sophoclean Tragedy 233Ruth Scodel16 Euripidean Tragedy 251Justina Gregory17 Lost Tragedies: A Survey 271Martin Cropp18 Tragedy and Anthropology 293Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood19 Values 305Douglas Cairns20 The Gods 321Donald Mastronarde21 Authority Figures 333Mark Griffith22 Women’s Voices 352Judith Mossman23 Marginal Figures 366Mary EbbottPART IV RECEPTION 37724 Text and Transmission 379David Kovacs25 Learning from Suffering: Ancient Responses to Tragedy 394Stephen Halliwell26 Polis and Empire: Greek Tragedy in Rome 413Vassiliki Panoussi27 Italian Reception of Greek Tragedy 428Salvatore Di Maria28 Nietzsche on Greek Tragedy and the Tragic 444Albert Henrichs29 Greek Tragedy and Western Perceptions of Actors and Acting 459Ismene Lada-Richards30 The Theater of Innumerable Faces 472Herman Altena31 Justice in Translation: Rendering Ancient Greek Tragedy 490Paul WoodruffBibliography 505Index 541

?This is a good guide to Greek tragedy. It makes agreeable reading during which one can learn a lot from the various aspects of this genre.? (SHT Reviews, October 2009) "This book is an impressive achievement, and will be of permanent value to everyone interested in Greek drama. The editor has done an excellent job in finding exactly the right scholar for each topic, including many leading experts from all over the world. Every chapter is lucid and informative, and each has a valuable guide to further reading."Michael Lloyd, University College Dublin ?This book should earn itself a place as a principal reference tool for a wide range of courses in Greek tragedy; it offers a solid synthesis for specialist and nonspecialist alike of the many and vexed issues the subject presents.?Choice "This new volume, like others in the excellent Blackwell's 'Companion' series, stands apart from the crowd. It is not just a boring re-hash of well-known material but a superb, lively, genuinely stimulating collection of essays which make the plays come alive. Reading this book is rather like listening to a series of cracking lectures by some of the best scholars in the business ... This Companion will surely become required reading for university students who want an accessible but learned introduction to the texts. The essays are (without exception) so well written and entertaining that they can also be recommended to actors, producers, audience members, and general readers. It is well edited and attractively produced."Bryn Mawr Classical Review "There is no lack of good reference works on Greek tragedy. None the less, Gregory?s Blackwell companion is a very welcome addition ? There can be no doubt that the volume will establish itself as extremely useful for many students of Greek Tragedy. Most school and university libraries will want a copy." Journal of Classics Teaching "This is a substancial and well-planned collection ... most chapters are heavily referenced, and so provide a good point of entry to the scholarly literature." Greece and Rome "The Companion is obviously intended as a reference work and will be a very valuable addition to library shelves of universities with students of Classical Civilisation. In fact, several contributions are truly excellent and will undoubtedly serve as introductory reference points for a long time"Scholia Reviews