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  • Audiobook

    Ancient Greek Tragedies. Classic collection

    Euripides. Medea; Sophocles. Antigone; Aeschylus. The Oresteia

    Narrated by Mark Bowen ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 37 min

    This collection presents the works of the three fathers of ancient Greek tragedies: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. The reader of this collection will be able to comprehend how the plots and conflicts populating classical tragedy developed. The principle theme of Aeschylus' tragedies is the idea of fate being omnipotent and the futility in struggling against it. The tragedies of Sophocles ... Read more

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  • The Bacchae

    by Euripides ...
    This great work of classical Greek theater is a profound reflection on faith, fanaticism, and human nature.Considered by many to be Euripides's most important work, The Bacchae has been rousing audiences since the fifth century BC. Appearing in human form, the Greek god Dionysus has come to seek vengeance on his mortal cousin, Pentheus, King of Thebes. The Greek ruler has proclaimed that, far from ... Read more

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  • Euripides: The Complete Works

    by Euripides ...
    This ebook contains Euripides' complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Andromache

    Greek & Roman Classics

    Unabridged

    1 hour 31 min

    Euripides' classic tragedy in a full cast audio production. After Troy fell to the Greeks, Andromache, the wife of the slain Trojan king Hector, was taken as prize and given to Achilles' son Neoptolemus as his concubine. He treated her kindly, and in the fullness of time she bore him a son. But Neoptolemus went on to take as his wife Hermione, the daughter of Menelaus, but she could bear him no ... Read more

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  • The Complete Euripides

    by Euripides ...
    During the Hellenistic Age, the great tragedian Euripides became a cornerstone of ancient literary education, his plays exhibiting an iconoclastic, rationalising attitude toward both religious belief and the ancient myths that formed the traditional subject matter of Greek drama. ... Read more

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  • Medea. Illustrated

    by Euripides ...
    Translated by Gilbert Murray ...
    The story of Medea is only one part of a myth about the Argonauts' campaign. It portrays Jason joining a battle with fire-breathing bulls and a dragon guarding the Golden Fleece, Medea is helping him tame the beasts. She then follows him to Greece, because she falls in love.It is also a story of how a once young, beautiful and joyful woman, transforms into a monster, hungry for revenge, she kills ... Read more

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  • The Trojan Women

    by Euripides ...
    A powerful look at the lives of a people destroyed by military conflict, from the writer Aristotle called "the most tragic of poets."Produced in 415 BC, The Trojan Women is a remarkable look at human suffering in the aftermath of war. Unlike The Iliad and The Odyssey, which focus on the Greek victors of the Trojan War, Euripides shines his moral imagination on the Trojan survivors: the women held ... Read more

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  • Alcestis

    by Euripides ...
    Alcestis is a Greek tragedy written by Euripides, one of the great playwrights of ancient Greece. It was first performed in Athens in 438 BC and is based on the mythological character Alcestis, the wife of Admetus, king of Pherae.The play begins with Admetus learning that he is fated to die soon, but he has been granted a reprieve by the god Apollo. However, in order to escape death, Admetus must ... Read more

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  • Medea

    by Euripides ...
    Medea is centered on a wife's calculated desire for revenge against her unfaithful husband. The play is set in Corinth some time after Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece, where he met Medea. The play begins with Medea raging at Jason for arranging to marry Glauce, the daughter of Creon (king of Corinth). The nurse, overhearing Medea's grief, fears what she might do to herself or her children. ... Read more

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  • The Tragedies of Euripides

    Volume One

    by Euripides ...
    A collection of major plays as well as lesser-known gems by the classical Greek dramatist Aristotle called "the most tragic of poets."To read The Tragedies of Euripides is to revel in the astonishing range of emotions Euripides attributed to his characters, both human and immortal, revealing inner lives with a complexity not seen before by fifth century BC audiences, and making his plays just as ... Read more

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  • The Bacchae and Other Plays

    by Euripides ...
    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, while Orestes shows a son ravaged with guilt after the vengeful murder of his mother. In the Bacchae, ... Read more

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  • The Trojan Women of Euripides

    by Euripides ...
    Translated by Gilbert Murray ...
    In "The Trojan Women," Euripides crafts a harrowing exploration of the aftermath of the Trojan War, focusing on the plight of women rendered powerless by war and loss. The play is characterized by its poignant emotional depth, sharp dialogue, and a tragic realism that sets it apart from its contemporaries, often reflecting the brutal realities faced by society during times of conflict. Through ... Read more

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