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Greek tragedy, edited with notes by Shomit Dutta ; with an introduction by Simon Goldhill

eng

Includes bibliographical references

no index present

non fiction

Greek tragedy

edited with notes by Shomit Dutta ; with an introduction by Simon Goldhill

"The fifth century BC saw the fullest flowering of art, literature and philosophy in ancient Athens, and this new selection brings the masterpieces of the great tragedians of that era - Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides - together in one volume. Powerful and devastating, these plays depict complex characters locked in brutal conflict both with others and themselves in situations that offer no simple solutions

Penguin classics

Through the revenge-murder in Agamemnon, the hideous family secret revealed in Oedipus Rex and a mother's slaughter of her children in Medea, we see the wrenching dilemmas faced by humans in a morally uncertain world. This volume also includes extracts from Aristophanes' comedy The Frogs - a comic satire on tragic playwrights - and a selection from Aristotle's masterful Poetics, which presents a philosophical discussion of Greek tragedy.""Simon Goldhill's introduction illuminates the plays' cultural background and their place in ritual ceremony, and illustrates their lasting effect on the Western imagination. This edition includes prefaces to each play, a chronology, further readings and detailed notes on each work, while genealogical tables clarify the complex legends behind each tragedy."--BOOK JACKET

Agamemnon / by Aeschylus - Oedipus Rex / by Sophocles - Medea / by Euripides