Bibliograph

Five great Greek tragedies, Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus

Type

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Five great Greek tragedies, Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Five great Greek tragedies

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus

Series statement

Dover Thrift editions

Summary

Five of the greatest, most studied, and most performed Greek tragedies, each in an outstanding translation, include Oedipus Rex and Electra by Sophocles (translated by George Young), in which the much-admired playwright explores the individual's search for truth and self-knowledge; Medea and Bacchae by Euripides (translated by Henry Hart Milman), favorites with modern audiences for their psychological subtlety and the humanity of their characters; and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus (translated by George Thomson), a monumental work that examines relations between humans and the gods. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative: Oedipus Rex

Target audience

adult

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