Heraclidae

This is the first commentary in English on Heraclidae to appear since 1907. The play is centred round the fortunes of the children of Heracles and their persecution at the hands of the king of Athens, Eurystheus. The commentary interprets the poetic and dramatic features of the play, and also locates it in its cultural setting, with important new discussion of the cults and religious rituals of the Greeks. The book comprises the Greek text (matching that of the Oxford Classical Text), together with an introduction and comentary.