Monarch Notes, January 1st, 1963
Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Survey Of Criticism Contemporary: As with all knowledge of antiquity, our knowledge of contemporary critical opinion of Euripides' work must be for the most part inferred. The extent of this loss may be suggested by recalling that of the more than 90 plays written by Euripides (of which the names of 81 are known) only 19 have survived; however, drama that functions as part of a formally acknowledged religious festival is less apt to receive the kind of criticism we think of as dramatic criticism than secular theater. It must also be remembered that Euripides began to w...
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