The Andromache and Euripidean Tragedy

Dr Allan has produced a fundamental reappraisal of one of Euripides' most problematic and neglected tragedies. The close study of a single play is used to test, and to escape, many standard assumptions about Euripidean tragedy. The Andromache is shown to be a powerful and stimulating drama, worthy of study in its own right, and also for what it can tell us about the diversity and quality of Euripides' work as a whole.