The book explores the social and theatrical components and the different characteristics of the three genres of ancient Greek drama and focuses on the five main playwrights whose works have survived - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander - analyzing their style, technique, and ideas. It also provides summaries of their surviving works. The additional auxiliary material includes a comprehensive reference to approximately sixty other authors, the chronology of important people and events, an anthology of texts that students did not have access to in the past, and an updated recommended bibliography for further reading. Being clear, concise, comprehensive, and written by a recognized expert in the field, the book "Ancient Greek Drama and Playwrights" will prove to be a valuable study tool.