Collected Papers on Greek Tragedy

This volume contains 26 of T.C.W.Stinton's essays and reviews, mainly on Greek tragedy, covering his work from 1960 until his death in 1985. The papers include "Euripides and the Judgement of Paris" and "The Scope and Limits of Allusion in Greek Tragedy".

T. C. W. Stinton was a highly respected classical scholar who died in 1985. He was a Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, for over thirty years and devoted his life to teaching, inspiring his pupils with his own passionate love for the classics. As well as generously encouraging the work and publications of others, he also spent much time himself in researching and writing, concentrating mainly on Greek tragedy.This volume presents twenty-six of Tom Stinton''s essays and reviews, mainly on Greek tragedy, covering his work from 1960 until his death in 1985. The papers include `Euripides and the Judgement of Paris'', `The Scope and Limits of Allusion in Greek Tragedy'', `The Apotheosis of Heracles from the Pyre'', and `Greek Tragic Texts and the Limits of Conservatism''. Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones, formerly Regius Professor of Greek in the University of Oxford, has written a foreword especially for this collection.