Rhesus
Scenes from Rhesus and Helen
Published on 24. July 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-85399-565-1 (ISBN)
Description
This school edition of passages from two plays of Euripides, originally published by Macmillan, is furnished with introduction, notes, vocabulary and useful summaries of the lines and choruses omitted. The "Helen" in particular is suitable for use at GCSE level.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
Other
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
229 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85399-565-1 (9781853995651)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
E.C. Kennedy
A.R. Davis
Content
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
The Origin and Development of Tragedy
The Greek Theatre
Euripides
The Iambic Metre
Scansion
RHESUS
The Story of Dolon and Rhesus in Homer
Euripides' ' Rhesus'
Text
Notes
Appendix on the Text
HELEN
The Legend of Helen
Euripides' ' Helen '
Text
Notes
Appendix on the Text
VOCABULARY