num_pages: 419
description: Contemporary translations of nine Greek tragedies and one comedy are presented here, with introductions that provide facts essential to an understanding of each play. Lines in the translations are numbered to correspond to the original Greek texts. Editorial aids include a general introduction to Greek drama; a glossary which explains mythological, historical, and geographical allusions; an appendix which illustrates the structural parts of each play; biographical notes on the translators; and a bibliography.PROMETHEUS BOUND by Aeschylus - translated by Rex WarnerAGAMEMNON by Aeschylus - translated by Louis MacNeiceANTIGONE by Sophocles - translated by Shaemas O'SheelOEDIPUS REX by Sophocles - translated by Albert CookPHILOCTETES by Sophocles - translated by Kathleen FreemanALCESTIS by Euripides - translated by Richard AldingtonSUPPLIANTS by Euripides - translated by L.R. LindANDROMACHE by Euripides - translated by L.R. LindBACCHAE by Euripides - translated by Henry BirkheadLYSISTRATA by Aristophanes - translated by Charles T. Murphy
language: English
title: Ten Greek Plays in Contemporary Translations
titlecomplete: Ten Greek Plays in Contemporary Translations
genres: Fiction, Plays, Drama, Ancient History, Classics
ratings_count: 67
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company/Riverside Editions