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BALDRY, H.C., The Greek Tragic Theatre. Chatto & Windus, London, 1971. VII,143p. ills. Paperback. Upper edge stained. Spine with light reading trace. Series: Ancient Culture and Society.'Baldry embarks on a notably competent and reliable survey of the social conditions in Athens, the character and conduct of the festivals, the configuration and appurtenances of the Theatre of Dionysus (...), and the features of an actual performance, including participation by the audience (...). When he turns at length to consider the plays (...) it is (...) to discuss the degree of their dependence on legend (...), the formalism and variety of their sturcture (...), the differences between the three great tragedians (...) and the extent to which their work is concerned with psychology or embodies philosophical or theological doctrine. (...) This short book on a large and controversial subject is, within its self-appointed scope, exemplary for its concentration, clarity, and good sense; it should be of interest and profit to all who read Greek drama, in the original or in translatation.' (E.W. WHITTLE in The Classical Review (New Series), 1973, pp.276-77). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 17.50 (Antiquarian)