{"product_id":"9781444335927","title":"The Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Greek Tragedy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHanna M. Roisman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Greek\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTragedy \u003c\/i\u003eis the first comprehensive reference work to cover all facets of the distinct form of dramatic theater that flourished in ancient Greece with its apex in the 5th century BCE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the first comprehensive reference work to cover all facets of the distinct form of dramatic theater that flourished in ancient Greece with its apex in the 5th century BCE\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the 32 extant plays and playwrights of the period, including the great surviving works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and their contemporaries, and considers lost works and surviving fragments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores topics including the origins and history of Greek tragedy; their texts, language, style, and rhetoric; as well as recurrent themes such as family, death, and adultery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an invaluable reference to the most important dramatic genre of the ancient Greek world, and to the historical, philosophical, cultural, and political contexts in which these plays were performed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Volumes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wileyonlinelibrary.com\/ref\/greektragedy\"\u003ewww.wileyonlinelibrary.com\/ref\/greektragedy\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHanna M. Roisman\u003c\/b\u003e is the Arnold Bernhard Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Colby College. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eNothing Is as It Seems: The Tragedy of the Implicit in Euripides’ Hippolytus\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eSophocles: Philoctetes\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and \u003ci\u003eSophocles: Electra\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 September 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444335927\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1808\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381244129420,"sku":"9781444335927","price":616.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444335927.jpg?v=1780183602","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444335927","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}