Greek & Roman 3

For readers accustomed to the relatively undramatic standard translations of Prometheus Bound, this version by James Scully, a poet and winner of the Lamont Poetry Prize, and C. John Herington, one ……続きを見る

Alcestis By Euripides At once a vigorous translation of one of Euripides' most subtle and witty plays, and a wholly fresh interpretation, this version reveals for the first time the extraordinary fo……続きを見る

While out on a hunting trip, a king encounters a lovely maiden, and the course of their secret romance sweeps the audience from a forest hermitage to a dazzling palace to ethereal celestial realms. ……続きを見る

Euripides I contains the plays “Alcestis,” translated by Richmond Lattimore; “Medea,” translated by Oliver Taplin; “The Children of Heracles,” translated by Mark Griffith; and “Hippolytus,” translat……続きを見る

Les Thesmophories Aristophane, dramaturge grec classique (450–385 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Les Thesmophories», de Aristophane, édité en texte int&……続きを見る

Lysistrata Aristophane, dramaturge grec classique (450–385 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Lysistrata», de Aristophane, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder……続きを見る

Considered to be Plautus's greatest play, "Menaechmi; Or, The Twin-Brothers" is the story of two twin brothers, Menaechmus and Sosicles, who are separated at age seven when their father takes Menaec……続きを見る

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Tr……続きを見る

The Romans conquered most of the known world and detailed their conquests in calm, unapologetic histories. They were a supremely urbane people who longed poetically for the farming life. Valuing tou……続きを見る

Among the most influential books in Western civilization, Aristotle's Poetics is really a treatise on fine art. In it are mentioned not only epic and dithyrambic poetry, but tragedy, comedy, and flu……続きを見る

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter i……続きを見る

Sophocles I contains the plays “Antigone,” translated by Elizabeth Wyckoff; “Oedipus the King,” translated by David Grene; and “Oedipus at Colonus,” translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Sixty years ago,……続きを見る

When Elizabeth Báthory discovers that the blood of maidens will keep her young, she sets off on a bloody killing spree that lasts for years and results in the deaths of hundreds. When she is finally……続きを見る

Classic Roman comedy. According to Wikipedia, "Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254184 BC), commonly known as Plautus, was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are among the earliest su……続きを見る

Euripides II contains the plays “Andromache,” translated by Deborah Roberts; “Hecuba,” translated by William Arrowsmith; “The Suppliant Women,” translated by Frank William Jones; and “Electra,” tran……続きを見る

The final play of THE ORESTEIA, THE EUMENIDES (the Furies) addresses the subject of Orestes' guilt. Aeschylus (c. 524 BC – c. 455 BC) was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose wor……続きを見る

Les Nuées Aristophane, dramaturge grec classique (450–385 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Les Nuées», de Aristophane, édité en texte int&ea……続きを見る

The first drama in the Oedipus Trilogy, "Oedipus Rex", is the tragic tale of Oedipus who has accidentally killed his father and married his mother. One of the most widely read of all Greek tragedies……続きを見る

Classic Roman comedy play. With active table of contents. According to Wikipedia, "Restoration poet and playwright Sir Charles Sedley modelled his comedy Bellamira: or, The Mistress (1687) partly on……続きを見る

This Halcyon Classics ebook contains the eleven extant comedies by the ancient Athenian playwright Aristophanes.  One of the foremost of the Old Comedy playwrights, Aristophanes penned at leas……続きを見る

This anthology was designed not only for the serious student of world literature and the drama, but for everyone interested in the stage. It is an unusual collection, containing many great plays whi……続きを見る

Often called the father of Greek tragedy, Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.) was the earliest and possibly the greatest of the Greek tragic poets. Altogether he may have written as many as 90 plays (including……続きを見る

Ajax Sophocle, dramaturge grec (495–405 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Ajax», de Sophocle, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières……続きを見る

Regarded by many as Euripides' masterpiece, Bakkhai is a powerful examination of religious ecstasy and the resistance to it. A call for moderation, it rejects the temptation of pure reason as well a……続きを見る

Somewhere in Time SAMPLER Ancient Roman romance. Hitler’s Germany.  1890’s New Orleans. This historical fiction sampler will transport you to to the past and let you experience t……続きを見る

Euripides (circa 480 – 406 BC) was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him but a……続きを見る

Captain Blood, published in 1922, is a swashbuckling adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini. It chronicles the Odyssey of Peter Blood, an Irish Physician, from his arrest for rebellion in England to his……続きを見る

THE WASPS, dating to 422 BC, lampoons the law courts and the demagogue Cleon of ancient Athens. Aristophanes (c.446 BC - c.386 BC) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens.  Eleven of his ap……続きを見る

The Sound of Whimpering with a cast of 13. Interplay between the nomads and the djinn. The story is an old legend where once upon a time a djinn fell in love with a human and the consequences that f……続きを見る

A challenging, wide-ranging collection of monologues from history’s greatest dramatic works From the stately and poetic Greek tragedies to the lively, bawdy Restoration comedies, the classical reper……続きを見る