Euripides: Alcestis

†D. J. Conacher was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and Honorary President of the Classical Association of Canada. His publications include Aeschylus: The Earlier Plays and Related Studies (University of Toronto Press, 1996), Aeschylus' Oresteia: a Literary Commentary (University of Toronto Press, 1989), Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound: a Literary Commentary (University of Toronto Press, 1981) and Euripidean Drama: Myth, Theme and Structure (University of Toronto Press, 1967).

• General Editor’s ForewordAcknowledgementsUpdated General BibliographyBibliography to AlcestisIntroduction to AlcestisI. Ancient information II. The myth and its adaptation Bibliography to AlcestisIII. The play and its problems:i. Genre and toneii. Themes and structureiii. The treatment of Admetusiv. Some other viewsv. Visual aspectsIV. The TextNotes to Introduction to AlcestisText and TranslationCommentaryIndex

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