Author: Aeschylus
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1616400471
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Author names not noted above: Euripides and Aristophanes. Translator names not noted above: E.D.A. Morshead, E.H. Plumtre, Gilbert Murray, and B.B. Rogers. Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume VIII features nine plays by the greatest of the Greek dramatists: [ from AESCHYLUS (c. 525 Bic. 456 Be, the father of tragedy: Agamemnon, The Libation-Bearers, and The Furies, which constitute his trilogy known as the Oresteia; and Prometheus Bound, about the downfall of the god who gave fire to humanity [ from SOPHOCLES (c. 496 Bi406 Be: the ultimate Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King, as well as Antigone, still regularly performed today [ from EURIPIDES (c. 480 Bi406 Be: Hippolytus, based on the legend of the son of Theseus, the founder of Athens, and The Bacchae, the story of a king who refused to worship the god Dionysus [ from Aristophanes (c. 446 Bic. 386 Be, the father of comedy: The Frogs, a political satire featuring the god Dionysus.
Nine Greek Dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes
Author: Aeschylus
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1616400471
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Author names not noted above: Euripides and Aristophanes. Translator names not noted above: E.D.A. Morshead, E.H. Plumtre, Gilbert Murray, and B.B. Rogers. Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume VIII features nine plays by the greatest of the Greek dramatists: [ from AESCHYLUS (c. 525 Bic. 456 Be, the father of tragedy: Agamemnon, The Libation-Bearers, and The Furies, which constitute his trilogy known as the Oresteia; and Prometheus Bound, about the downfall of the god who gave fire to humanity [ from SOPHOCLES (c. 496 Bi406 Be: the ultimate Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King, as well as Antigone, still regularly performed today [ from EURIPIDES (c. 480 Bi406 Be: Hippolytus, based on the legend of the son of Theseus, the founder of Athens, and The Bacchae, the story of a king who refused to worship the god Dionysus [ from Aristophanes (c. 446 Bic. 386 Be, the father of comedy: The Frogs, a political satire featuring the god Dionysus.
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1616400471
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Author names not noted above: Euripides and Aristophanes. Translator names not noted above: E.D.A. Morshead, E.H. Plumtre, Gilbert Murray, and B.B. Rogers. Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume VIII features nine plays by the greatest of the Greek dramatists: [ from AESCHYLUS (c. 525 Bic. 456 Be, the father of tragedy: Agamemnon, The Libation-Bearers, and The Furies, which constitute his trilogy known as the Oresteia; and Prometheus Bound, about the downfall of the god who gave fire to humanity [ from SOPHOCLES (c. 496 Bi406 Be: the ultimate Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King, as well as Antigone, still regularly performed today [ from EURIPIDES (c. 480 Bi406 Be: Hippolytus, based on the legend of the son of Theseus, the founder of Athens, and The Bacchae, the story of a king who refused to worship the god Dionysus [ from Aristophanes (c. 446 Bic. 386 Be, the father of comedy: The Frogs, a political satire featuring the god Dionysus.
Greek Dramas by AEschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Nine Greek Dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes
Author: Aeschylus
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498091923
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498091923
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.
Plays of the Greek Dramatists
Author: Arthur Zieger
Publisher: Biblo & Tannen Publishers
ISBN: 9780819627940
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Presents English translations of eleven plays by Greek dramatists Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, including "Agamemnon," "Antigone," "The Cyclops," and "The Clouds."
Publisher: Biblo & Tannen Publishers
ISBN: 9780819627940
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Presents English translations of eleven plays by Greek dramatists Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, including "Agamemnon," "Antigone," "The Cyclops," and "The Clouds."
Nine Greek Dramas by AEschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes
Author: Aeschylus
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Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The Harvard Classics: Nine Greek dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes
Author: Charles William Eliot
Publisher:
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
V. 49--Epic and saga.
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
V. 49--Epic and saga.
Nine Greek Dramas
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Nine Greek Dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes
Author: Charles W. Eliot
Publisher: Wildside Press
ISBN: 9781434412881
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
This volumes contains The House of Atreus (Agamemnon, The Libation-Bearers, and The Furies) and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus, Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles, Hippolytus and The Bacchae by Europides, and the Frogs by Aristophanes. Additional translation by Gilbert Murray and B. B. Rogers.
Publisher: Wildside Press
ISBN: 9781434412881
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
This volumes contains The House of Atreus (Agamemnon, The Libation-Bearers, and The Furies) and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus, Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles, Hippolytus and The Bacchae by Europides, and the Frogs by Aristophanes. Additional translation by Gilbert Murray and B. B. Rogers.
Greek Dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Complete Greek Drama
Author: Whitney Jennings Oates
Publisher:
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
Book Description