Excerpt from An English Commentary on the Rhesus, Medea, Hippolytus, Alcestis, Heraclidae, Supplices, and Troades of Euripides: With the Scanning of Each Play, From the Latest and Best Authorities<br><br>The two main arguments against its authenticity are, that certain words and constructions and epic licenses occur in it which are not found in the other plays of Euripides; and, secondly, that the plot is tame and deficient in tragic inter est. To the first, it has been replied that there is hardly a play to which the same remark does not apply more or less; to the second, that the plot is Homer's, and not the poet's.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.