Theatre of the Greeks Donaldson Paperback Cambridge University Press

Theatre of the GreeksA Series of Papers Relating to the History and Criticism of the Greek Drama\nAuthor(s): John William Donaldson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108012003, 978-1108012003\nSynopsis\nSometimes accused of privileging controversy over scholarly restraint, the philologist John William Donaldson [tel] was a precocious talent. Only twenty-five when this book was first published in 1836, he was already a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and would live to see his book appear in numerous editions. Revisiting the subject of a successful book published a decade earlier by P. W. Buckham (died 1829), a fellow of St. John's College, Donaldson's colourful new approach proved popular with readers. The appeal of his writing endures, and few can resist his invitation to 'strip our thoughts of their modern garb' and escape into a world of dramatic comedy and tragedy. From the historical .