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The Bacchae and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)
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Euripedes is one of the greatest dramatists in the history of the west, and the Bacchae is one of his most powerful and violent tragedies. It is the tale of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and intoxication, and of his betrayal on earth by Pentheus, the disbeliever. Despite the apparent revenge play that unfolds, the content and meaning of the work is n... »
The Jew of Malta (Dover Thrift Editions)
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Similar to Shakespeare's commercial epicenter, Venice, Malta bubbles with the primordial ooze of modern business. As David Thurn says, "The Jew of Malta may be understood as symptomatic of one phase in the prehistory of capitalism." Among other modern business practices, during the Italian Rennaissance, accounting found a rebirth and in the 16th cent... »
Aristophanes : Clouds (Translated With Notes and Introduction) (Focus Classical Library)
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The legend is that when Aristophanes' comedy "The Clouds" was first performed in Athens in 423 B.C., his target, Socrates, stood throughout the performance so that everyone in the audience was aware that he was there and hearing what was said of him. The portrait of Socrates clearly satirical and most critics consider it to be inaccurate. But Aristopha... »
Iphigenia; Phaedra; Athaliah (Penguin Classics)
This volume contains three of Racine's classical drama. Two 'Iphigenia' and 'Phaedra' are based on plays of Euripides. The third is based on a Biblical st... »
Menander, The Plays and Fragments (Oxford World
Whip through a couple of these short plays and fragments by the father of Greek New Comedy, and you'll see just how much our more modern formats are indeb... »
Euripides IV: Rhesus, The Suppliant Women, Ores
This fourth book in the Euripides series gives the reader another fairly rare play: Rhesus. Readable translation that is easily affordable with good gene... »
Reading Course in Homeric Greek: Book 2, 3/e (R
Coaching Football's 3-3-5 Defense
"The 3-3-5 Defense" is by far the best book that Leo Hand has written. It covers player assignments, techniques, drills, coaching terminology, and lots of... »
The Oresteia of Aeschylus: A New Translation by
I LOVE TED AESCHYLUS AND HIS BUFFED UP LINE, NOT ONLY HERE BUT AS TED RACINE, TED OVID, TED SENECA, TED EURIPEDES, TED LORCA AND TED WEDEKIND. HERE IS MUS... »
Sophocles: The Theban Plays: Antigone/King Oidi
As described the book was in perfect order, no cover wear, no page wear, marks or rips. Thanks!... »
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