Greek & Roman 51

Meg is the eldest and on the brink of love. Then there's tomboy Jo who longs to be a writer. Sweet-natured Beth always puts others first, and finally there's Amy, the youngest and most precocious. T……続きを見る

The second Theban play written by Sophocles, “Oedipus Rex,” or “Oedipus the King,” is the drama which chronologically begins the Oedipus cycle. After Laius, King of Thebes, learns from an oracle tha……続きを見る

“Antigone”, the first Theban play written by Sophocles yet chronologically last in the cycle, is a masterpiece of classical antiquity which examines the conflict between public duty and personal loy……続きを見る

Sophocles, along with Aeschylus and Euripides, is considered one of three important ancient Greek tragedians. Writing during the 5th century BC, Sophocles created some one hundred and twenty three p……続きを見る

The Aeneid Virgil - Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him through ……続きを見る

Lessings Jugendwerk handelt vom »Freigeist« Adrast und dem jungen protestantischen Geistlichen Theophran, die um die Töchter des Lisidor, Henriette und Juliane, werben. Sie geraten darüber in einen ……続きを見る

Classical Greek Tragedy offers a comprehensive survey of the development of classical Greek tragedy combined with close readings of exemplary texts. Reconstructing how audiences in fifth-century BCE……続きを見る

Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. Cervantes wrote that the first chapters were taken from "the archives of La Mancha", and t……続きを見る

Laïos peut-il échapper à la prophétie de Tirésias ? Tirésias, le devin, est formel : Œdipe, le fils de Laïos et Jocaste, « par des chemins complexes, massacrera son père, engrossera sa mère ». Le ro……続きを見る

Agamemnon Aeschylus - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Agamemnon is the first of the three link……続きを見る

Plautus' Mostellaria is one of ancient Rome's most breezy and amusing comedies. The plot is ridiculously simple: when a father returns home after three years abroad, a clever slave named Tranio devi……続きを見る

This new volume in the Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions series is perfect for students coming to one of Plautus' most whimsical, provocative, and influential plays for the first time, and a usef……続きを見る

King Richard the Second William Shakespeare - King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Ri……続きを見る

The conclusion to this powerful impacting story from the Sorrow Hill Epic Series has finally been completed and now you can enjoy re-reading the first two again as you refresh your memory and prepar……続きを見る

The Winters Tale William Shakespeare - The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern edi……続きを見る

The Eclogues Virgil - Virgil's great lyrics, rendered by the acclaimed translator of GilgameshThe Eclogues of Virgil gave definitive form to the pastoral mode, and these magically beautiful poems, w……続きを見る

The Hellenistic poet Herodas composed mimes, short humorous dramatic scenes in verse, which were probably written in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC. They were a popular form of entertainment, ……続きを見る

Anna Christie is a play in four acts, which won O'Neill the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Anna makes contact with the father she has not seen since her infancy, and he takes her on board his coal b……続きを見る

Arms and the Man was George Bernard Shaw's first commercially successful play. It is a comedy about idealized love versus true love. A young Serbian woman idealizes her war-hero fiance and thinks th……続きを見る

«Жизнеописания» Плутарха не только в античную эпоху, но и в новое время стали излюбленным чтением образованных людей и оказали сильнейшее влияние на литературу. Его высоко ценили философы Монтень и ……続きを見る

Oscar Wilde's play An Ideal Husband is a comedy about politics, blackmail and corruption. The action takes place over three days in London, and it questions ideas of public and private honor. It is ……続きを見る

King Richard the Third William Shakespeare - Richard III is a historical play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1592. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power ……続きを見る

Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen wrote An Enemy of the People in 1882 as a response to the public outrage over his play Ghosts. Part comedy, part serious drama, the play looks at Dr. Thomas Stockma……続きを見る

he Secret History of Procopius Richard Atwater - Procopius, who lived from 500 to 565 C.E., was a Byzantine historian. His writings are a primary source about the reign of the Emperor Justinian. Wri……続きを見る

An immortal race freed by death and defiance of the gods. Hundreds of years of peace have reigned since the treaty between the Amazon nymphs and the gods of Mount Olympus. The edict forbids the Amaz……続きを見る

This book offers a new, accurate and actable translation of one of Euripides’ most popular plays, together with a commentary which provides insight into the challenges it sets for production and sug……続きを見る

La mort de César est une tragédie en 5 actes, en vers, écrite par la dramaturge française Marie-Anne Barbier (1664 – 1745?). Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale et comporte une table des……続きを見る

La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu est une pièce de théâtre de Jean Giraudoux (1882 - 1944), jouée la première fois le 22 novembre 1935 au Théâtre de l'Athénée sous la direction et avec Louis Jouvet……続きを見る

Après Elpénor (1919), où il récrivait à sa façon l'Odyssée, Giraudoux tire cette fois son sujet de l'Iliade, poème épique d'Homère qui chante les combats héroïques du siège de Troie. Le prétexte de ……続きを見る

L’Anneau du Nibelung) est un cycle de quatre opéras de Richard Wagner, inspiré de la mythologie germanique et nordique, et particulièrement du Nibelungenlied, un poème épique germanique du Moyen Âge……続きを見る