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"Frogs" and Other Plays : "Wasps"; "Women at the Thesmophoria"
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Aristophanes
Foreward by Shomir Dutta .The master of ancient Greek comic drama, Aristophanes combined slapstick, humour and cheerful vulgarity with acute political observations.
In
The Frogs
, written during the Peloponnesian War, Dionysus descends to the Underworld to bring back a poet who can help Athens in its darkest hour, and stages a great debate to help him decide between the traditional wisdom of Aeschylus and the brilliant modernity of Euripides.
The clash of generations and values is also the object of Aristophanes' satire in
The Wasps
, in which an old-fashioned father and his loose-living son come to blows and end up in court.
And in
The Poet and the Women
, Euripides, accused of misogyny, persuades a relative to infiltrate an all-women festival to find out whether revenge is being plotted against him.
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Greek Drama
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HUNTER, Gwen & PRIEST, Elizabeth
Greek Drama provides students with a lively, comprehensive and highly illustrated guide to the drama of ancient Greece. Drama is explored within its historical context, but we learn that its themes are as relevant today as they were at the time they were written.
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Coverage includes:
the evolution of Greek drama:tragedy. comedy and satyr plays
political and historical background - 5th century B.C. Athens; the Persian and Pelopponesian wars
Greek theatres; costumes; actors and choruses; production techniques
the lives and workes of major Greek dramatists
close study of four important plays: Aristophanes' comedies Waspa and Frogs. and Sophocles' tragedies Oedipus Rex and Antigone.
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Medea
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Euripides
A play of psychologically and physically murderous vengeance, Medea is one of the most powerful and perennially produced of all ancient drama.
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Medea and Other Plays : Medea/ Alcestis/The Children of Heracles/ Hippolytus : "Alcestis", "Children of Heracles", "Hippolytus"
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Euripides - Translated by John Davie, Richard Rutherford
Medea, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of the most shocking and horrific of all the Greek tragedies. Dominating the play is Medea herself, a towering and powerful figure who demonstrates Euripides’ unusual willingness to give voice to a woman’s case. Alcestis, a tragicomedy, is based on a magical myth in which Death is overcome, and The Children of Heracles examines the conflict between might and right, while Hippolytus deals with self-destructive integrity and moral dilemmas. These plays show Euripides transforming the awesome figures of Greek mythology into recognizable, fallible human beings.
John Davie’s accessible prose translation is accompanied by a general introduction and individual prefaces to each play.
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Medea and Other Plays : "Medea","Hecabe","Electra","Heracles"
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Euripides - Translated by P. Vellacott
Medea, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of the most shocking and horrific of all the Greek tragedies. Dominating the play is Medea herself, a towering and powerful figure who demonstrates Euripides' unusual willingness to give voice to a woman's case. Alcestis, a tragicomedy, is based on a magical myth in which Death is overcome, and The Children of Heracles examines the conflict between might and right, while Hippolytus deals with self-destructive integrity and moral dilemmas. These plays show Euripides transforming the awesome figures of Greek mythology into recognizable, fallible human beings.
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Selections from Aeneid II
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Virgil
The selections from Pliny, Virgil and Roman and Greek myth allow students to work with short extracts to practice their skills in unprepared translation.
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Selections from Aeneid IV
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Virgil
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Sixteen Satires ~
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Juvenal (Author) , Peter Green (Translated by) , Peter Green (Introduction by) , Peter Green (Notes by)
The complexity of the Roman scene is presented by the satirist Juvenal in these verses, which were written during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian. Peter Green's introduction says of Juvenal's satires, "... he simply hangs a series of mortal portraits on the wall and forces us to look at them".
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The Bacchae and Other Plays
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Euripides
The plays of Euripides have stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. This volume, containing "Phoenician Women", "Bacchae", "Iphigenia at Aulis", "Orestes", and "Rhesus" completes the new editions of "Euripides" in Penguin Classics.
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The Complete Pompeii
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Joanne Berry
Pompeii is the best known and probably the most important archaeological site in the world. The drama of its destruction has been handed down to us by Roman writers, its paintings and mosaics have astonished visitors since their discovery in the 18th century, and its houses and public buildings to this day present a vivid picture of life, disaster and death in a Roman town. Yet, until now, there has been no up-to-date, authoritatative and comprehensive account for the general reader of its rise, fall and splendour. "The Complete Pompeii" fills that gap. With its lavish illustrations, numerous box features and reams of information, this book is the ultimate resource and inspirational guide to this magnificent ancient site, visited by millions each year.
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The Theban Plays: King Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
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Sophocles - Translation: E.F. Watling
The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles (496-46 BC) to create a powerful trilogy about mankind's struggle against fate. King Oedipus tells of a man who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realise he has committed and then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. With profound insights into the human condition, it is a devastating portrayal of a ruler brought down by his own oath. Oedipus at Colonus provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while, Antigone depicts the fall of the next generation, through the conflict between a young woman ruled by her conscience and a king too confident in his own ability.
E. F. Watling's masterful translation is accompanied by an introduction, which examines the central themes of the plays, the role of the Chorus, and the traditions and staging of Greek tragedy.
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