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Sophocles II
Ajax, The Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes, The Trackers
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Sophocles II contains the plays “Ajax,” translated by John Moore; “The Women of Trachis,” translated by Michael Jameson; “Electra,” translated by David Grene; “Philoctetes,” translated by David Grene; and “The Trackers,” translated by Mark Griffith.
Sixty years ago, the...
Aeschylus I
The Persians, The Seven Against Thebes, The Suppliant Maidens, Prometheus Bound
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Aeschylus I contains “The Persians,” translated by Seth Benardete; “The Seven Against Thebes,” translated by David Grene; “The Suppliant Maidens,” translated by Seth Benardete; and “Prometheus Bound,” translated by David Grene.
Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago...
by Sophocles
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Available for the first time as an independent work, David Grene’s legendary translation of Oedipus the King renders Sophocles’ Greek into cogent, vivid, and poetic English for a new generation to savor. Over the years, Grene and Lattimore’s Complete Greek Tragedies have been the preferred choice...
by Aeschylus
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
The ORESTEIA is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus which concerns the end of the curse on the House of Atreus. The only surviving example of a trilogy of ancient Greek plays, the Oresteia was originally performed at the Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BC, where it won first prize. ...
Aeschylus II
The Oresteia
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Aeschylus II contains “The Oresteia,” translated by Richmond Lattimore, and fragments of “Proteus,” translated by Mark Griffith.
Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate...
An Oresteia
Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes by Euripides
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2009
A Bold, Iconoclastic New Look at One of the Great Works of Greek Tragedy
In this innovative rendition of The Oresteia, the poet, translator, and essayist Anne Carson combines three different visions—Aischylos' Agamemnon, Sophokles' Elektra, and Euripides' Orestes—giving birth to a wholly...
by Plautus
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The ancient Roman writer Plautus is one of the most important playwrights in Western Civilization. "The Pot of Gold and Other Plays" captures his genius with a collection of famous plays performed in the Roman theatre. Plautus adapted most of his plays from earlier Greek stories, making him essential...
The Complete Euripides
Volume III: Hippolytos and Other Plays
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke...
by Euripides
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
In the centuries since it was first performed, Euripides’s Medea has established itself as one of the most influential of the Greek tragedies. The story of the wronged wife who seeks revenge against her unfaithful husband by murdering their children is lodged securely in the popular imagination,...
The Ultimate Healthy Greek Cookbook
75 Authentic Recipes for a Mediterranean Diet
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Modernized Recipes Passed Down Through Generations!
With an emphasis on the use of fresh ingredients, limited use of processed raw ingredients, and a generous dose of olive oil in almost every dish, this is a cookbook that moves focus away from weight-management enthusiasts, toward the more...
Sophocles I
Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
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, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation...
Euripides III
Heracles, The Trojan Women, Iphigenia among the Taurians, Ion
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Euripides III contains the plays “Heracles,” translated by William Arrowsmith; “The Trojan Women,” translated by Richmond Lattimore; “Iphigenia among the Taurians,” translated by Anne Carson; and “Ion,” translated by Ronald Frederick Willetts.
Sixty years ago, the...
Euripides IV
Helen, The Phoenician Women, Orestes
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Euripides IV contains the plays “Helen,” translated by Richmond Lattimore; “The Phoenician Women,” translated by Elizabeth Wyckoff; and “Orestes,” translated by William Arrowsmith.
Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation...
The Complete Sophocles
Volume II: Electra and Other Plays
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2009
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke...