Greek Tragedy
- ISBN-10
- 1134930410
- ISBN-13
- 9781134930418
- Series
- Greek Tragedy
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-09-11
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- H. D. F. Kitto
Description
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.
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