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2) Euripides I
Author
Series
Complete Greek tragedies volume 5
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
1955.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The plays of one ancient city 2500 years ago by just four playwrights have had a profound effect on the development of Western drama, including opera, film, television, comedy, and dance. This course examines the social, historical, and political context of ancient Greek drama and provides a set of analytical tools for developing an appreciation of this important genre.
11) Iphigeneia
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Greek
Description
Commander Agamemnon stands ready to launch his infamous thousand ships to retrieve the beautiful Helen of Troy. As the wind refuses to blow, a priest condemns him for sacrilege, and the powerful general is pressured to sacrific his daughter to save the states. Threatened and tormented, Agamemnon is faced with sending his child like a lamb to the slaugher and betraying his wife.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Set in Syracuse, Sicily, during the Peloponnesian War but told in contemporary Irish dialect, Glorious Exploits follows Lampo and Gelon, best friends since childhood. Thrilled to have survived the Athenians' recent invasion and as shocked by the Syracusan victory as everyone else, these unemployed potters are in a mood to celebrate. Of course, they hate the Athenians. Still, that doesn't mean you can't love the theatre of their great playwright Euripides,...