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A review published by the Classical review of a major new work on the use of music in late Euripidean tragedy
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An accessible review that explains the relevance of this work to classicists specialising in tragedy, drama and music.
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Music in tragedy is a highly specialized area and reviewing this book greatly improved my understanding of the subject matter. I hope it will continue to inform my future work on tragedy and that my review will encourage others to engage more meaningfully with how music contributes to the genre.
Matthew Shipton
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This page is a summary of: MUSIC IN EURIPIDES. (N.A.) Weiss The Music of Tragedy. Performance and Imagination in Euripidean Theater. Pp. xiv + 284, ill. Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2018. Cased, £80, US$95. ISBN: 978-0-520-29590-2., The Classical Review, October 2018, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0009840x18002032.
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