Greek & Roman 32

Highly acclaimed as translators of Greek and Sanskrit classics, respectively, David Grene and Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty here present a complete modern translation of the three plays comprising Aeschy……続きを見る

Originally compiled and published in 1988, this vole contains the full text and translation of Walter Hawkesworth's Labyrinthus, alongside textual and critical notes, including essays on the author,……続きを見る

Though he is now best remembered for his fiction, famed wit and bon vivant Oscar Wilde also dabbled in drama over the course of his long and varied literary career. A Woman of No Importance is a dar……続きを見る

Dem Goethe der klassischen Epoche war die Sturm-und-Drang-Fassung seines Faust nicht mehr recht geheuer: »Einige tragische Szenen waren in Prosa geschrieben, sie sind durch ihre Natürlichkeit und St……続きを見る

"Medea", que se representó en 431 a.C., es seguramente la obra maestra de Eurípides y uno de los trabajos que mejor representan su concepción de lo trágico. Jasón, esposo de Medea y padre de sus hij……続きを見る

The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilizationーthe cornerstone of Western culture and an epic poem without rival in world literature. The story centers on the cr……続きを見る

The Greek hero Odysseus, also known as Ulysses in Roman myths is returning home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten year Trojan War. In his absence, it ……続きを見る

The story follows Lucius, a young man of good birth, as he disports himself in the cities and along the roads of Thessaly. This is a wonderful tale abounding in lusty incident, curious adventure and……続きを見る

Darkness is a reflection, and Julian is a lonely man until he meets the love of his life. Unfortunately, she is psychotic and drives him into his own madness. His only reprieve is in the arms of a s……続きを見る

Acusio groeit op in een onderlaag van de Romeinse bevolking als Rome in volle bloei is. Hij wordt verliefd op Julia die tot de elite behoort. Als hij haar aandacht eenmaal heeft getrokken, blijkt de……続きを見る

Stories from the Odyssey. Retold by H. L. Havell (1863-1913). 続きを見る

HAVELL, Herbert Lord (1863-1913). Late Reader in English in the University of Halle Formerly Scholar of University College Oxford. Author of Stories from Herodotus , Stories from Greek Tragedy , Sto……続きを見る

The Way of the World is a play written by the English playwright William Congreve. It premiered in early March 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as one of ……続きを見る

e-artnow vous présente L'oeuvre théâtrale de Corneille, une édition numérique méticuleusement éditée et formatée. Pierre Corneille (1606-1684), aussi appelé "le Grand Corneille" ou "Corneille l'aîné……続きを見る

Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593, probably in collaboration with George Peele. It is thought to be Shakespeare's first traged……続きを見る

Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599. It is the third part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and su……続きを見る

Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597. It is the second play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Ri……続きを見る

In Paradise Lost Milton produced poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked Ada……続きを見る

“The Persians” (Gr: “Persai”; Lat: “Persae”) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus. First produced in 472 BCE, it is considered the oldest surviving play in the history of theatre, ……続きを見る

In Libation Bearers, the second play of Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy, many years after the murder of Agamemnon, his son Orestes returns to Argos to exact vengeance on his mother Clytaemnestra for kil……続きを見る

Kratos (Strength), Bia (violence), and the smith-god Hephaestus chain the Titan Prometheus to a mountain in the Caucasus. Prometheus is being punished not only for stealing fire, but also for thwart……続きを見る

Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, comes home from the Trojan War. Waiting for Agamemnon is his wife, Queen Clytemnestra, who has been planning his murder. She desires his death to avenge the sacrifice of ……続きを見る

The Danaids flee a forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins. When they reach Argos, they entreat King Pelasgus to protect them. He refuses pending the decision of the Argive people, who decide in t……続きを見る

Persians by Aeschylus is the oldest surviving play in the history of theatre. The story takes place in Susa, one of the capitals of the Persian Empire at that time. The Chorus of old men of Susa are……続きを見る

Eumenides is the final play of the Oresteia by Aeschylus. It illustrates how the sequence of events in the trilogy end up in the development of social order or a proper judicial system in Athenian s……続きを見る

When the shamed Oedipus stepped down as king of Thebes, he gave the kingdom to his two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, on the understanding that they would alternate the throne every year. However, af……続きを見る

The play's overall interpretation, including the Greek notion of right and wrong, the purpose of the chorus, and Aristophane About 11 of his works are known in full, and they are the only plays of t……続きを見る

Aristophanes' comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led by the title character, the women of the warring city-states of Greece agree to withhold sexual fav……続きを見る

The Clouds is a Greek comedy play written by the playwright Aristophanes. A lampooning of intellectual fashions in classical Athens, it was originally produced at the City Dionysia in 423 BC and was……続きを見る

A tragédia grega 'Édipo Rei', escrita por Sófocles, é uma obra-prima que explora os temas da tragédia, destino e livre arbítrio. A peça conta a história de Édipo, um homem condenado a cumprir um des……続きを見る