Tragic Papyri: Aeschylus' ›Theoroi‹, ›Hypsipyle‹, ›Laïos‹, ›Prometheus Pyrkaeus‹ and Sophocles' ›Inachos‹

Kyriakos Tsantsanoglou

Published by De Gruyter 2022

Tragic Papyri

Aeschylus' ›Theoroi‹, ›Hypsipyle‹, ›Laïos‹, ›Prometheus Pyrkaeus‹ and Sophocles' ›Inachos‹

Kyriakos Tsantsanoglou

Volume 135 in the series Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110796605

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About this book

With concern to Greek literature and particularly to 5th c. BCE tragic production, papyri provide us usually with not only the most ancient attestation but also the most reliable one. Much more so when the papyri are the only or the main witnesses of the tragic plays. The misfortune is that the papyri transmit texts incomplete, fragmentary, and almost always anonymous. It is the scholar’s task to read, supplement, interpret and identify the particular texts. In this book, five Greek plays that survived fragmentarily in papyri are published, four by Aeschylus and one by Sophocles. Three of them are satyr plays: Aeschylus’ Theoroi, Hypsipyle, and Prometheus Pyrkaeus; Sophocles’ Inachos belongs to the genre we use to call ‘prosatyric’; Aeschylus’ Laïos is a typical tragedy. The author’s scope was, after each text’s identification was secured as regards the poet and the play’s title, to proceed to textual and interpretative observations that contributed to reconstructing in whole or in part the storyline of the relevant plays. These observations often led to unexpected conclusions and an overthrow of established opinions. Thus, the book will appeal to classical scholars, especially those interested in theatrical studies.

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Kyriakos Tsantsanoglou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
1 Aeschylus Theoroi or Isthmiastai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Aeschylus Hypsipyle? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
3 Aeschylus’ Laïos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
4 Aeschylus’ Prometheus Pyrkaeus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
5 Sophocles’ Inachos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
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Languages: English, Ancient Greek
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Classical scholars and students, especially Greek literature scholars, theatrology scholars, archaeologists
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 334
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 2
- Coloured Illustrations: 7
Keywords: Attic tragedy; satyr play; fragmentary plays

eBook

Published: August 1, 2022
ISBN: 9783110796605

Hardcover

Published: August 1, 2022
ISBN: 9783110796483