Description:
Presenting a scene-by-scene analysis of Euripides' "Suppliant Women", this book discusses the date and background of the play, whether people and events from contemporary Athens can be glimpsed in the drama; the problems of staging, and finally the story in later tradition.
Brief description: Ian C. Storey is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at Trent University, Ontario, Canada.
Review Quotes:
"This is an excellent addition to Duckworth's series of Companions to ancient drama... I can happily recommend this as an excellent introduction to this relatively rarely read and seen play." --The Classical Bulletin (vol. 85)
"Storey achieves his aims admirably, and for the most part achieves those of the series as well. At any rate, he encouraged this reviewer to read - and appreciate - Suppliant Women better. Accordingly, I recommend this introduction to anyone ready to rethink the canon, treat Suppliant Women as drama, and allow a little Euripidean ambiguity into the interpretive process." --Simon Perris, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Bryn Mawr Classical Review