Are there any books or resources about the preservation/discovery of Greek plays?

by Dsvkb

I've been getting really interested in Greek theatre, and saw that there are only a small handful of shows that have survived throughout history. Are there any books or other sources that go into how they've been preserved over time, or discoveries that historians have made about them? I'd love to dive deeper, and learn more about this.

Dont_Do_Drama

Yes! Here are some that I think touch upon or directly deal with the subject of your question:

  • A Guide to Greet Theatre and Drama by Kenneth McLeish (2003).
  • "Problems of Early Greek Tragedy: Pratinas, Phrynichus, the Gyges Fragment" by Hugh Lloyd-Jones.
  • "Canon Formation in Greek Literary Culture," by Tomas Hägg in Canon and Canonicity: The Formation and Use of Scripture (2010).
  • Broken Laughter: Select Fragments of Greek Comedy, edited by S. Douglas Olson (2007).
  • "The Material Evidence," by J. Richard Green in Brill's Companion to the Study of Greek Comedy (2010).