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  • Heracles and Other Plays by Euripides

    Heracles and Other Plays by Euripides

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    Alcestis * Heracles * Children of Heracles * Cyclops Euripides wrote about timeless themes, of friendship and enmity, hope and despair, duty and betrayal. The first three plays in this volume are filled with violence or its threat, while the fourth,...
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  • The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite by Wole Soyinka 9780393325836

    The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite by Wole Soyinka 9780393325836

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    Wole Soyinka has translated-in both language and spirit-a great classic of ancient Greek theater. He does so with a poet's ear for the cadences and rhythms of chorus and solo verse as well as a commanding dramatic use of the central social and religious...
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  • Tragedies, Volume II: Oedipus. Agamemnon. Thyestes. Hercules on Oeta. Octavia by Seneca

    Tragedies, Volume II: Oedipus. Agamemnon. Thyestes. Hercules on Oeta. Octavia by Seneca

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    Spectacular verse drama.Seneca is a figure of first importance in both Roman politics and literature: a leading adviser to Nero who attempted to restrain the emperor's megalomania; a prolific moral philosopher; and the author of verse tragedies that...
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  • Antigone by Sophocles

    Antigone by Sophocles

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    'It's a dreadful thing to yield...but resist now?Lay my pride bare to the blows of ruin?That's dreadful too.'The remarkable story of Greek tragedy's most intrepid heroine.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little...
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  • Persians and Other Plays by Aeschylus

    Persians and Other Plays by Aeschylus

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    Aeschylus is the first of the great Greek playwrights, and the four plays in this volume demonstrate the remarkable range of Greek tragedy. Persians is the only surviving tragedy to draw on contemporary history, the Greeks' extraordinary victory over...
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  • Oresteia: Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes by Euripides by Anne Carson 9780865479166

    Oresteia: Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes by Euripides by Anne Carson 9780865479166

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    In this innovative rendition of "The Oresteia", the poet, translator, and essayist Anne Carson combines three different visions - Aischylos' 'Agamemnon', Sophokles' 'Elektra', and Euripides' 'Orestes' - giving birth to a wholly new experience of the...
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  • The Birds and Other Plays by Aristophanes

    The Birds and Other Plays by Aristophanes

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    Offering a window into the world of ordinary Athenians, Aristophanes' The Birds and Other Plays is a timeless set of comedies, combining witty satire and raucous slapstick to wonderful effect. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Greek by...
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  • Three Plays by Euripides

    Three Plays by Euripides

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    One of the greatest playwrights of Ancient Greece, the works of Euripides (484-406 BC) were revolutionary in their depiction of tragic events caused by flawed humanity, and in their use of the gods as symbols of human nature. The three plays in this...
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  • Bacchae and Other Plays by Euripides

    Bacchae and Other Plays by Euripides

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    Iphigenia among the Taurians Bacchae Iphigenia at Aulis Rhesus The four plays newly translated in this volume are among Euripides' most exciting works. Iphigenia among the Taurians is a story of escape and contrasting Greek and barbarian...
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  • The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides by Mary Lefkowitz

    The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides by Mary Lefkowitz

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812983098Author Mary LefkowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 864Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1066gDimensions(mm)...
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  • Trojan Women by Seneca 9780801494314

    Trojan Women by Seneca 9780801494314

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    This free and eloquent translation skillfully reproduces the imagery, power, and frequent irony and sarcasm of Seneca's language.Book InformationISBN 9780801494314Author SenecaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Cornell University PressPublisher...
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  • Classical Comedy by Aristophanes

    Classical Comedy by Aristophanes

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    From the fifth to the second century BC, innovative comedy drama flourished in Greece and Rome. This collection brings together the greatest works of Classical comedy, with two early Greek plays: Aristophanes' bold, imaginative Birds, and Menander's The...
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  • The Persians and Other Plays: The Persians / Prometheus Bound / Seven Against Thebes / The Suppliants by Aeschylus

    The Persians and Other Plays: The Persians / Prometheus Bound / Seven Against Thebes / The Suppliants by Aeschylus

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    Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the final defeat of Persia...
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  • Electra and Other Plays by Euripides

    Electra and Other Plays by Euripides

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    Of all the ancient Greek tragedians, Euripides was the most sensitive to the lives of women and other outcasts in Athenian society, and Electra and Other Plays collects five plays demonstrating his talent for bringing to life their plight. This Penguin...
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  • Oedipus Rex by Sophocles 9780486268774

    Oedipus Rex by Sophocles 9780486268774

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486268774Author Sir YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 57gDimensions(mm)...
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  • Antigone by Sophocles 9780486278049

    Antigone by Sophocles 9780486278049

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486278049Author Sophocles SophoclesFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...
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  • Iphigenia Among the Taurians by Euripides

    Iphigenia Among the Taurians by Euripides

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    I am Iphigenia, daughter of the daughter of Tyndareus My father killed me Few contemporary poets elicit such powerful responses from readers and critics as Anne Carson. The New York Times Book Review calls her work "personal, necessary, and important,"...
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  • The Rope and Other Plays by Plautus

    The Rope and Other Plays by Plautus

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    Brilliantly adapting Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences, the sublime comedies of Plautus (c. 254 -184 bc ) are the earliest surviving complete works of Latin literature. The four plays collected here reveal a playwright in his prime, exploring classic...
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  • Phaedra and Other Plays by Seneca

    Phaedra and Other Plays by Seneca

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    Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals...
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  • Aeschylus: v. II: Oresteia: Agamemmon, Libation-Bearers, Eumenides by Aeschylus

    Aeschylus: v. II: Oresteia: Agamemmon, Libation-Bearers, Eumenides by Aeschylus

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    The tragic cycle of justice.Aeschylus (ca. 525-456 BC), the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms, witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens, fought against the Persians at Marathon and probably also at Salamis,...
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  • Greek Tragedy by Aeschylus

    Greek Tragedy by Aeschylus

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    Agememnon is the first part of the Aeschylus's Orestian trilogy in which the leader of the Greek army returns from the Trojan war to be murdered by his treacherous wife Clytemnestra. In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex the king sets out to uncover the cause of...
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  • Euripides I: Alcestis, Medea, the Children of Heracles, Hippolytus by David Grene

    Euripides I: Alcestis, Medea, the Children of Heracles, Hippolytus by David Grene

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    Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, students, and readers. They succeeded. Under the expert management of eminent...
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  • The Oresteia by Ted Hughes

    The Oresteia by Ted Hughes

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    The Oresteia comprises three of the greatest plays of all time: Agamemnon, The Cheophori and The Eumenides. Concerned with the immediate aftermath of the Trojan War as it affects the accursed royal house of Atreus, it follows a singularly harrowing...
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  • The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 9781492334620

    The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 9781492334620

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781492334620Author William ShakespeareFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...
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  • Plays: v. 1: "Ajax", "Electra", "Oedipus Tyrannus" by Sophocles

    Plays: v. 1: "Ajax", "Electra", "Oedipus Tyrannus" by Sophocles

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    Ancient Athens' most successful tragedian.Sophocles (497/6-406 BC), with Aeschylus and Euripides, was one of the three great tragic poets of Athens, and is considered one of the world's greatest poets. The subjects of his plays were drawn from mythology...
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  • The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Women at the Graveside, Orestes in Athens by Aeschylus

    The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Women at the Graveside, Orestes in Athens by Aeschylus

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    One of the foundational texts of Western literature, the Oresteia trilogy is about cycles of deception and brutality within the ruling family of Argos. In Agamemnon, queen Clytemnestra awaits her husband's return from war to commit a terrible act of...
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  • Four Tragedies and Octavia by Seneca

    Four Tragedies and Octavia by Seneca

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    Based on the legends used in Greek drama, Seneca's plays are notable for the exuberant ruthlessness with which disastrous events are foretold and then pursued to their tragic and often bloodthirsty ends. Thyestes depicts the menace of an ancestral curse...
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  • Robert Icke: Works One: Oresteia; Uncle Vanya; Mary Stuart; The Wild Duck; The Doctor by Robert Icke 9781350407299

    Robert Icke: Works One: Oresteia; Uncle Vanya; Mary Stuart; The Wild Duck; The Doctor by Robert Icke 9781350407299

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    Robert Icke's thrilling and radical adaptations of some of the great texts of Western theatre have enthralled theatregoers in London, in New York and around the world. This is the first collection of his multi-award-winning work. Includes: ...
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  • Sophocles II: Ajax, the Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes, the Trackers by David Grene

    Sophocles II: Ajax, the Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes, the Trackers by David Grene

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    Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, students, and readers. They succeeded. Under the expert management of eminent...
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  • Heracles and Other Plays by Euripides 9780140447255

    Heracles and Other Plays by Euripides 9780140447255

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    Heracles/ Iphigenia Among the Taurians/ Helen/ Ion/ Cyclops: Of these plays, only 'Heracles' truly belongs in the tragic sphere with its presentation of underserved suffering and divine malignity. The other plays flirt with comedy and comic themes. Their...
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  • The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Theatre by Michael Walton

    The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Theatre by Michael Walton

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    This series of essays by prominent academics and practitioners investigates in detail the history of performance in the classical Greek and Roman world. Beginning with the earliest examples of 'dramatic' presentation in the epic cycles and reaching...
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  • Aeschylus: v. I: Persians, Seven Against Thebes, Suppliants, Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus

    Aeschylus: v. I: Persians, Seven Against Thebes, Suppliants, Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus

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    Four unconnected but unforgettable plays from ancient Athens' first great tragedian.Aeschylus (ca. 525-456 BC), the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms, witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens, fought ...
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  • The Bacchae and Other Plays by Euripides 9780140440447

    The Bacchae and Other Plays by Euripides 9780140440447

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    The plays of Euripides have stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. This volume, containing Phoenician Women, Bacchae, Iphigenia at Aulis, Orestes, and Rhesuscompletes the new editions of Euripides in Penguin Classics.About the AuthorEuripides,...
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  • Seven Famous Greek Plays by W. & O'Neill Oates 9780394701257

    Seven Famous Greek Plays by W. & O'Neill Oates 9780394701257

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394701257Author Whitney J. OatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 184mm *...
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  • Iphigenia, Phaedra, Athaliah by Jean Racine

    Iphigenia, Phaedra, Athaliah by Jean Racine

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    Strongly influenced by Classical drama, Jean Racine (1639-99) broke away from the grandiose theatricality of baroque drama to create works of intense psychological realism, with characters manipulated by cruel and vengeful gods. Iphigenia depicts a...
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  • Menander: v. 2 by Menander

    Menander: v. 2 by Menander

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    The master of New Comedy.Menander (?344/3-292/1 BC) of Athens, the leading playwright of the New Comedy, wrote more than 100 plays. Many of his comedies were adapted by Roman dramatists. By the middle ages, however, his works were lost. Then, at the...
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  • Euripides III: Heracles, the Trojan Women, Iphigenia Among the Taurians, Ion by David Grene

    Euripides III: Heracles, the Trojan Women, Iphigenia Among the Taurians, Ion by David Grene

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    Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, students, and readers. They succeeded. Under the expert management of eminent...
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  • Oedipus the King by Sophocles 9780226768687

    Oedipus the King by Sophocles 9780226768687

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    Available for the first time as an independent work, David Grene's legendary translation of "Oedipus the King" renders Sophocles' Greek into cogent, vivid, and poetic English for a new generation to savor. Over the years, Grene and Lattimore's "Complete...
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  • Aristophanes: The Complete Plays by Paul Roche

    Aristophanes: The Complete Plays by Paul Roche

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451214096Author Paul RocheFormat PaperbackPage Count 736Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...
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  • Orestes and Other Plays by Euripides 9780140442595

    Orestes and Other Plays by Euripides 9780140442595

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    Written during the long battles with Sparta that were to ultimately destroy ancient Athens, these six plays by Euripides brilliantly utilize traditional legends to illustrate the futility of war. The Children of Heracles holds a mirror up to contemporary...
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