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ISBN: 9780801843532 - Comedies Comedies
Terence

ISBN10: 9780141915104  ISBN13: 9780141915104
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Penguin
Format: Electronic Book
The Roman dramatist Terence (c. 186-159 BC) adapted many of his comedies from Greek sources, rendering them suitable for audiences of his own time by introducing subtler characterization and more complex plots. In his romantic play... More

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ISBN: 9780199555093 - Heracles and Other Plays Heracles and Other Plays
Euripides

ISBN10: 9780141960937  ISBN13: 9780141960937
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd ePenguin
Format: Electronic Book
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. More

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ISBN: 9780199796274 - Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy
Goldhill, Simon

ISBN10: 9780199796328  ISBN13: 9780199796328
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy presents a revolutionary take on Sophocles' tragic language and how our understanding of tragedy is shaped by our literary past. Written by one of the best-known classicists working today, this book explores... More

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ISBN: 9780140440317 - Three Plays Three Plays
Euripides

ISBN10: 9780141961965  ISBN13: 9780141961965
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Penguin
Format: Electronic Book
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... More

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ISBN: 9780415118941 - Greek Tragic Theatre Greek Tragic Theatre
Rehm, Rush

ISBN10: 9780203208830  ISBN13: 9780203208830
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Emphasizing the political nature of Greek tragedy, as theatre of, by and for the polis, Rush Rehm characterizes Athens as a performance culture; one in which the theatre stood alongside other public forums as a place to confront matters of import. More

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ISBN: 9780140449785 - Electra and Other Plays Electra and Other Plays
Sophocles

ISBN10: 9780141913568  ISBN13: 9780141913568
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Penguin
Format: Electronic Book
Sophocles innovative plays transformed Greek myths into dramas featuring complex human characters, through which he explored profound moral issues. Electra portrays the grief of a young woman for her father Agamemnon, who has been killed by her... More

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ISBN: 9780140445015 - Plays and Fragments Plays and Fragments
Menander

ISBN10: 9780141913476  ISBN13: 9780141913476
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Penguin
Format: Electronic Book
Menander (c. 341-291 BC) was the foremost innovator of Greek New Comedy, a dramatic style that moved away from the fantastical to focus upon the problems of ordinary Athenians. This collection contains the full text of 'Old Cantankerous'... More

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ISBN: 9780199555673 - Birds and Other Plays Birds and Other Plays
Aristophanes

ISBN10: 9780141913223  ISBN13: 9780141913223
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Penguin
Format: Electronic Book
The plays in this volume all contain Aristophanes' trademark bawdy comedy and dazzling verbal agility. In THE BIRDS, two frustrated Athenians join the birds to build the utopian city of 'Much Cuckoo in the Clouds'. THE KNIGHTS is a venomous... More

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ISBN: 9780195092943 - Greek Comedy and Ideology Greek Comedy and Ideology
Konstan, David

ISBN10: 9780195357691  ISBN13: 9780195357691
Publisher: Oxford University Press, UK
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ISBN: 9780195139754 - Rabinal Achi A Mayan Drama of Sacrifice Rabinal Achi A Mayan Drama of Sacrifice
DENNIS, TEDLOCK

ISBN10: 9780198031994  ISBN13: 9780198031994
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
In the ancient Mayan drama Rabinal Achi, a rebel warrior is captured by the ruler of an enemy city-state and faces his certain death at court. The first direct translation into English. More