In laywoman's terms

Such an amazing book, so well researched. The whole time I got the feeling the person behind the text was incredibly knowledgeable in so many subjects. Greek tragedies are methodically dissected so we can assess it from diferent angles. Kott compares different versions of a same tragedy and the myth that the story originated from; he explains the relevance the story had back when it was written and staged and how the tragedy was nourished by the current events of that time. There's also great attention paid to how the play was played on the stage, the meaning of the masks used and how some characters were played by same actors. I personally enjoyed the times when the author mentioned psychoanalytic concepts and explained symbolic meanings present in the stories.
A incredible complete study, yet Kott turned all that research into a very readable book. Anytime I felt things were getting hard to understand there was always a note to help clear things out. One of the best books I've read on the subject.