Matthew Wright, the Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy, Vol. I: Neglected Authors
New England Classical Journal Volume 46 Issue 1 Pages 97-100 2019 Matthew Wright, The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy, Vol. I: Neglected Authors. and The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy, Vol. II: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. James Barrett Colby College Follow this and additional works at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/necj Recommended Citation Barrett, James (2019) "Matthew Wright, The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy, Vol. I: Neglected Authors. and The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy, Vol. II: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.," New England Classical Journal: Vol. 46 : Iss. 1 , 97-100. Available at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/necj/vol46/iss1/8 This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by CrossWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in New England Classical Journal by an authorized editor of CrossWorks. BOOK REVIEWS Matthew Wright, The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy, Vol. I: Neglected Authors. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016. Pp. 312. Paper (ISBN 978-1-4725-6775-8) $34.95. Matthew Wright, The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy, Vol. II: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018. Pp. 330. Paper (ISBN 978-1-4742-7647-4) $26.95. With these two volumes Matthew Wright performs a welcome service in presenting a clear and accessible guide to the fragmentary remains of ancient Greek tragedy. In addition to English translations of tragic fragments other than those written by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides (the first such collection), Wright provides critical overviews of the lost plays, situating each one with respect to the myth it enacts and with respect to other treatments.
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