Story Patterns in Greek Tragedy

by Richmond Lattimore

Book by Lattimore, Richmond

Genres: Mythology, Criticism, Plays, Tragedy

Paperback

Published January 1, 1964

About the author

Richmond Lattimore graduated from Dartmouth in 1926 and received an A.B. from Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar at Christ Church in 1932. He took his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1934.

He was an American poet and classicist known for his translations of the Greek classics, especially his versions of the Iliad and Odyssey, which are generally considered as among the best English translations available

Reviews

[carolina]

this is my bible

[Noor Sargent]

Es un pequeño ensayo pero lo considero un gran elemento para conocer los aspectos que hacen a una tragedia griega, e indispensable si uno quiere leer estas piezas desde un punto de vista más crítico. Es un gran apoyo para conocer los elementos narrativos que usaban los griegos y por los cuales nuestra literatura occidental y manera de narrar es de esa manera. Además que lo hace de una forma amena y con muchos ejemplos

[Art]

Excellent, short summary of basic concepts in Greek tragedy. Wish I read this years ago.