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The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature by M C Howatson (ed.)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
Pope's Odyssey Of Homer by Alexander Pope
$8.00 NZD
Category: Greek Literature | Reading Level: good
Sophocles II by Sophocles; David Grene (Editor); Richmond A. Lattimore (Editor)
$10.00 NZD
Category: Greek Literature | Series: Complete Greek Tragedies Ser. | Reading Level: very good
"These authoritative translations consign all other complete collections to the wastebasket."—Robert Brustein, The New Republic "This is it. No qualifications. Go out and buy it everybody."—Kenneth Rexroth, The Nation "The translations deliberately avoid the highly wrought and affectedly poetic; their ...Show more
Heracles and Other Plays
$10.00 NZD
Category: Greek Literature
"Heracles", "Iphigenia Among the Taurians", "Helen", "Ion", and "Cyclops": Of these plays, only "Heracles" truly belongs in the tragic sphere with its presentation of underserved suffering and divine malignity. The other plays flirt with comedy and comic themes. Their plots are ironic and complex with d ...Show more
Aristophanic Comedy by Kenneth James Dover
$10.00 NZD
Category: Greek Literature | Reading Level: good
Professor Dover's newest book is designed for those who are interested in the history of comedy as an art form but who are not necessarily familiar with the Greek language.The eleven surviving plays of Aristophanes are treated as representative of a genre. Old Attic Comedy, which was artistically and in ...Show more
Medea and Other Plays by Eurípides; Philip Vellacott (Introduction by, Translator)
$8.00 NZD
Category: Greek Literature | Series: Penguin Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Four plays which exemplify his interest in flawed, characters who defy the expectations of Greek society The four tragedies collected in this volume all focus on a central character, once powerful, brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatred. The first playwright to depict suffering without ref ...Show more
Electra and Other Plays by Sophocles
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Category: Greek Literature | Series: Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Demonstrating Sophocles' aptitude for humanising figures from Greek myth and transforming simple fables into complex high tragedy, Electra and Other Playsis translated by David Raeburn with an introduction and notes by Pat Easterling.The plays collected in this volume show Sophocles' ability to create c ...Show more
The Bacchae and Other Plays by Euripides
$12.00 NZD
Category: Greek Literature | Series: Penguin Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Through their sheer range, daring innovation, flawed but eloquent characters and intriguing plots, the plays of Euripides have shocked and stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. "Phoenician Women" portrays the rival sons of King Oedipus and their mother's doomed attempts at reconciliation, whi ...Show more
The Bacchae and Other Plays by Eurípides; Philip Vellacott (Translator)
$10.00 NZD
Category: Greek Literature | Series: Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The plays of Euripides have stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. This volumecontains: Ion, Bacchae, Helen, Women of Troy Penguin Classics. Features a general introduction, individual prefaces to each play, chronology, notes, bibliography, and glossary
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