Euripides: 'Helen'
- ISBN-10
- 0521836905
- ISBN-13
- 9780521836906
- Series
- Euripides
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 371
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-02-21
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Euripides, William Allan
Description
Detailed commentary, suitable for students, on one of the most skilful and original Greek tragedies.
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