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Masterpieces Of Classic Greek Drama
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Author : Helaine Smith
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2005-10-30
Masterpieces Of Classic Greek Drama written by Helaine Smith and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
Aeschylus' Oresteia, Sophocles' Oedipus plays, Euripides' Medea and Bacchae, and Aristophanes' Birds and Lysistrata are discussed in this lively and scholarly volume. The author's experience teaching these plays to gifted high school students makes this volume particularly useful. The drama festivals, the adaptations of myth, the relevance of Aristotelian criteria, and the political and cultural background of each play are described fully, and the nature of tragedy and comedy, plot construction, stagecraft, theme, character, imagery and individual odes and speeches are analyzed in depth. The 5th century BC witnessed the flourishing of Athenian culture and was one of the most influential periods in history. The achievements of the Greeks at that time forever shaped our political and legal institutions and provided the foundation for Western civilization. At the same time, the world of the Greeks is distant and exotic to contemporary students. The values and beliefs of the Greeks are best represented in the plays that were crafted at that time, and these works continue to be widely read and studied. This book is a valuable introduction to ancient Greek drama. Designed for high school students, undergraduates, and their teachers, this work describes the origins and physical aspects of ancient Greek theatre, discusses Aristotle's Poetics, and analyzes, in ten separate chapters, ten frequently studied Greek plays: Aeschylus' Oresteia, Sophocles' Antigone, Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus, Euripides' Medea and Bacchae and Aristophanes' Birds and Lysistrata. For each there is cultural, political and mythological background, plot synopsis, and analysis of overall structure and important scenes, speeches and odes. The Aristophanes chapters explore comic method and all chapters discuss theme and stagecraft in depth.
The Greek Plays
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Author : Sophocles
language : en
Publisher: Modern Library
Release Date : 2016-08-23
The Greek Plays written by Sophocles and has been published by Modern Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-23 with Drama categories.
A landmark anthology of the masterpieces of Greek drama, featuring all-new, highly accessible translations of some of the world’s most beloved plays, including Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Bacchae, Electra, Medea, Antigone, and Oedipus the King Featuring translations by Emily Wilson, Frank Nisetich, Sarah Ruden, Rachel Kitzinger, Mary Lefkowitz, and James Romm The great plays of Ancient Greece are among the most enduring and important legacies of the Western world. Not only is the influence of Greek drama palpable in everything from Shakespeare to modern television, the insights contained in Greek tragedy have shaped our perceptions of the nature of human life. Poets, philosophers, and politicians have long borrowed and adapted the ideas and language of Greek drama to help them make sense of their own times. This exciting curated anthology features a cross section of the most popular—and most widely taught—plays in the Greek canon. Fresh translations into contemporary English breathe new life into the texts while capturing, as faithfully as possible, their original meaning. This outstanding collection also offers short biographies of the playwrights, enlightening and clarifying introductions to the plays, and helpful annotations at the bottom of each page. Appendices by prominent classicists on such topics as “Greek Drama and Politics,” “The Theater of Dionysus,” and “Plato and Aristotle on Tragedy” give the reader a rich contextual background. A detailed time line of the dramas, as well as a list of adaptations of Greek drama to literature, stage, and film from the time of Seneca to the present, helps chart the history of Greek tragedy and illustrate its influence on our culture from the Roman Empire to the present day. With a veritable who’s who of today’s most renowned and distinguished classical translators, The Greek Plays is certain to be the definitive text for years to come. Praise for The Greek Plays “Mary Lefkowitz and James Romm deftly have gathered strong new translations from Frank Nisetich, Sarah Ruden, Rachel Kitzinger, Emily Wilson, as well as from Mary Lefkowitz and James Romm themselves. There is a freshness and pungency in these new translations that should last a long time. I admire also the introductions to the plays and the biographies and annotations provided. Closing essays by five distinguished classicists—the brilliant Daniel Mendelsohn and the equally skilled David Rosenbloom, Joshua Billings, Mary-Kay Gamel, and Gregory Hays—all enlightened me. This seems to me a helpful light into our gathering darkness.”—Harold Bloom
Medea
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Author : Euripides
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Medea written by Euripides and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Euripides' "Medea", first produced in 431 BC, has long been considered one of the great masterpieces of classical Greek drama and has attracted attention in modern times as one of the first great works of feminist drama. The play pits Medea, a murderously passionate barbarian princess, against her husband, Jason, the leader of an expedition of Greek heroes who set out to capture the fabled Golden Fleece. Now, Jason has married a princess of Corinth, and Medea faces an uncertain future in exile. Her response to this threat is the basis for one of the best known and most horrific plots in classical Greek drama. Ian Johnston's new verse translation stays close to the original Greek text and offers a fluent English version, one which is particularly well suited to stage presentations of this famous work. -- From publisher's description
10 Masterpieces Of Ancient Greek Literature
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Author : Homer
language : en
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-10-18
10 Masterpieces Of Ancient Greek Literature written by Homer and has been published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-18 with Fiction categories.
The earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, dating back to the early Archaic period, are the two epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. These two epics, along with the Homeric Hymns and the two poems of Hesiod, Theogony and Works and Days, comprised the major foundations of the Greek literary tradition that would continue into the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. This carefully selected collection contains: The Odyssey of Homer, The Works and Days, Theogony of Hesiod, The Complete Poems of Sappho, Medea of Euripides, Antigone of Sophocles, Oresteia of Aeschylus: Agamemnon, The Choephori, Eumenides, The Odes of Anacreon
Greek Drama
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Author : Moses Hadas
language : en
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Release Date : 2006-05-30
Greek Drama written by Moses Hadas and has been published by Bantam Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-30 with Drama categories.
In power, passion, and the brilliant display of moral conflict, the drama of ancient Greece remains unsurpassed. For this volume, Professor Hadas chose nine plays which display the diversity and grandeur of tragedy, and the critical and satiric genius of comedy, in outstanding translations of the past and present. His introduction explores the religious origins, modes of productions, structure, and conventions of the Greek theater, individual prefaces illuminate each play and clarify the author's place in the continuity of Greek drama.
Greek Tragedy
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Author : Aeschylus
language : en
Publisher: Paw Prints
Release Date : 2009-05-26
Greek Tragedy written by Aeschylus and has been published by Paw Prints this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-26 with categories.
Three masterpieces of classical tragedy Containing AeschylusÂ's Agamemnon, SophoclesÂ' Oedipus Rex, and EuripidesÂ' Medea, this important new selection brings the best works of the great tragedians together in one perfect introductory volume. This volume also includes extracts from AristophanesÂ' comedy The Frogs and a selection from AristotleÂ's Poetics.
Specimens Of Greek Tragedy
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Author : Goldwin Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893
Specimens Of Greek Tragedy written by Goldwin Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with categories.
Greek Tragedy
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Author : Aeschylus
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2009-05-26
Greek Tragedy written by Aeschylus and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-26 with Drama categories.
Three masterpieces of classical tragedy Containing Aeschylus's Agamemnon, Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, and Euripides' Medea, this important new selection brings the best works of the great tragedians together in one perfect introductory volume. This volume also includes extracts from Aristophanes' comedy The Frogs and a selection from Aristotle's Poetics. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Reading Greek Tragedy
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Author : Simon Goldhill
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1986-05-08
Reading Greek Tragedy written by Simon Goldhill and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-05-08 with Drama categories.
An advanced critical introduction to Greek tragedy for those who do not read Greek. Combines the best contemporary scholarly analysis of the classics with a wide knowledge of contemporary literary studies in discussing the masterpieces of Athenian drama.
Plays Of Sophocles Oedipus The King Oedipus At Colonus Antigone
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Author : Sophocles
language : en
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
Release Date : 2021-01-01
Plays Of Sophocles Oedipus The King Oedipus At Colonus Antigone written by Sophocles and has been published by Prabhat Prakashan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-01 with Self-Help categories.
"To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother. So when in time a son was born the infant's feet were riveted together and he was left to die on Mount Cithaeron. But a shepherd found the babe and tended him, and delivered him to another shepherd who took him to his master, the King of Corinth. Polybus being childless adopted the boy, who grew up believing that he was indeed the King's son. Afterwards doubting his parentage he inquired of the Delphic god and heard himself the word declared before to Laius." -Preface