Greek Tragedy: a literary study

London: Routledge, 2011. Softcover. Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated reprint edition of the true First Edition from 1939. The author, H.D.F. Kitto (1897-1982) was a renowned British classical scholar, and he lectured at the University of Glasgow from 1920-1944 before becoming Professor of Greek at Bristol University, where he taught until his death in 1982. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Foreword by Edith Hall. From the personal library of the noted English historian of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Professor Peter Morris Green, now of Iowa City, Iowa, 99 years old, nearly blind, but still working, in this case on a new translation and with annotations, of Herodotus, his favorite historian. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiv [2], 2-341 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.