Download or read book Pseudo-Euripides, "Rhesus" written by Almut Fries and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pseudo-Euripidean Rhesus is the only extant Greek tragedy based on an episode from Homer’s Iliad and a unique witness for the history of the genre in the 4th century BC. This new edition, with introduction and commentary, discusses textual problems, language, metre and dramaturgy as well as the mythological and literary-historical background of the play. It is an indispensable aid for serious students of the text.