H.D.F Kitto's acclaimed study of Greek tragedy, first published in 1936 is now available for the first time in Routledge Classics. This edition includes a new foreword by Edith Hall.
H.D.F Kitto's acclaimed study of Greek tragedy, first published in 1936 is now available for the first time in Routledge Classics. This edition includes a new foreword by Edith Hall.
Analysing six Greek tragedies and Hamlet, this book also contains a chapter on the Greek and the Elizabethan dramatic forms and one on religious drama. An important work from an author respected for a constructive and sensitive quality of criticism.
Most ancient cultures disappeared with scarcely a trace, their effect upon our modern way of life of little consequence
Neither a history nor a handbook, but a penetrating work of criticism, this classic text not only records developments in the form and style of Greek drama, it also analyses the reasons for these changes.
Analysing six Greek tragedies and Hamlet, this book also contains a chapter on the Greek and the Elizabethan dramatic forms and one on religious drama. An important work from an author respected for a constructive and sensitive quality of criticism.
Most ancient cultures disappeared with scarcely a trace, their effect upon our modern way of life of little consequence