Greek Tragedy

Laura Swift is Lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University, UK. Her books include The Hidden Chorus (2010) and Euripides: Ion (Bloomsbury 2008).

• PrefaceChapter One: Tragedy as a GenreChapter Two: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and EuripidesChapter Three: MythChapter Four: HeroesChapter Five: The GodsChapter Six: Contemporary ThoughtChapter Seven: Gender and the FamilyChapter Eight: The ChorusChronologyGlossary of Greek and Technical TermsSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex

A very useful addition to the Bloomsbury Classical World series. It is particularly accessible to the general reader ... and requires no knowledge of the Greek language. ... This well-written and very readable book will inspire readers to discover or return to the plays themselves and to undertake some further study from the succinct, but pertinent, bibliography.