Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. 1. Life 2. Thought 3. Characters 4. Character-Drawing 5. Plot Construction 6. Song 7. Style 8. Conclusion. Appendix on the Chronology of the Fragments. Additional Notes. Addenda and Corrigenda to First Edition. Appendix on the Early Plays. Index Locorum. General Index.
Biography
T. B. L. (Thomas Bertram Lonsdale) Webster (1905–1974) was a British archaeologist and classicist, particularly interested in Greek comedy. He started his career as Hulme Professor of Greek at Manchester University, where he remained for seventeen years. He then moved on to the chair of Greek at University College London, where he established the London Institute of Classical Studies. His final position was at Stanford University where he was Professor of Classics, Emeritus.
Review for the original edition:
“Professor Webster’s hope that his work can still serve its modest purpose of providing ‘a sort of comparative grammar of Sophoclean drama’ is well justified.” – The Times Literary Supplement
