Bates, William Nickerson.
Euripides: A Student of Human Nature
. New York: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1961.
This book is a study of Euripides and his tragedies. It is well documented and amply peppered with illustrative plates.
Butcher, S.H.,
The Poetics of Aristotle
. London: Macmillan and Co., 1920
A text and translation of the Poetics form part of the volume entitled,
Aristotles’s Theory of Poetry and Fine Art
. This edition has its translation and enlarged critical notes.
Dover, K.J. et al.
Ancient Greek Literature
. New York: Oxford University Press, 1980.
Excellent reference and good reading especially on Euripides and his works.
Fitts, Dudley and Fitzgerald, Robert, translators.
The Alcestis of Euripides
. New York: Harcourt Brace and Co., 1936.
A translation of the
Alcestis
.
Godolphin, F.R.B. ed.
Great Classical Myths
. New York: The Modern Library, 1964.
This is a comprehensive collection of myths from the creation to the gods, to the underworld. It tells of the heroic and Homeric heroes. Excellent reference.
Grene, David and Lattimore, Richmond, editors.
The Complete Greek Tragedies
. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1959.
An anthology of Euripides’ dramas with an introduction and commentary to each.
Jones, John.
On Aristotle and Greek Tragedy
, New York: Oxford University Press, 1962.
This book discusses Aristotle’s comments on drama in his work, the
Poetics
. Since Aristotle is quoted so often by contemporary scholars and critics a student should become aware of the source.
Little, Alan.
Myth and Society in Attic Drama
. New York: Octagon Books, Inc., 1967.
This book attempts to present Attic drama within its Attic society. It gives detail on the beliefs, traditions, democracy and thought of the Attic society at the time of the plays. Good historical backdrop for the dramas.
Lucas, D.W.
The Greek Tragic Poets
. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1959
This an easy reading cf the three great tragedians, their lives and work: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
Lucas, F.L.
Euripides and His Influence
. New York: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., 1963.
This book is entirely on Euripides, his work and his influence from his own time down to the Neo-Classic age.
Lucas, F.L.
Greek Tragedy and Comedy
. New York: The Viking Press, 1967.
Essays on Greek tragedy and comedy. Good chronological table included.
Norwood, Gilbert. Essays on Euripidean Drama. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1954.
This is an admittedly subjective study of Euripides. It extensively questions the workings of the Euripidean tragedy.
Robinson, C.A. editor.
An Anthology of Greek Drama
. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1949.
Main interest is its section on the production of Greek drama.
Rosenmeyer, Thomas G.
The Masks of Tragedy
. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1963.
Essays on six plays including the
Alcestis
. The title is deceptive for the author does not deal with the tragedean masks but with the dramas themselves. Some good material in comparing Elliot’s,
The Cocktail Party
with the dialogue in the
Alcestis
.
Segal, Erich, ed. Euripides:
A Collection of Critical Essays
. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968.
A collection of essays on Euripides and several of his works including one by Anne Pippin Burnett, “The Virtues of Admetus.”
Vellacott, Philip.
Ironic Drama: A Study of Euripides’ Method and Meaning.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975.
Definitely not easy reading but full of in depth study of the ironic structure in Euripides’ plays.
Whitman, Cedric, H.
Euripides and the Full Circle of Myth
. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1974.
An essay spotlighting Euripides’
Iphigeneia in Taurus
,
Helen,
and
Ion
. However, there is a chapter that deals with the interrelationship between the tragedies and the myths.
Wilson, John R.
Twentieth Century Interpretations of Euripides
’
Alcestis
. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968.
Excellent scholarly collection of essays by some of the most respected Classicists. Very enlightening and appropriate readings concerning the
Alcestis
and the inner workings of Euripidean tragedies.
