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1	Antigone more books like this by Sophocles Sophocles' Antigone is among the greatest and most famous of all works of Greek literature, and it is often the play that is read first, whether in Greek or in translation, by those who are beginning to study Greek tragedy. But it is by no means an easy play, and the reader requires careful guidance if he is to appreciate its subtleties and come ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Three Theban plays : Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus more books like this by Sophocles Antigone defending her integrity and ideals to the death, Oedipus questing for his identity and achieving immortality - these heroic figures have moved playgoers and readers since the fifth century BC. Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, these three plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles' translation ... see all copies from £4.16! new only from £7.33! \| first editions
3	Oresteia more books like this by Aeschylus Aeschylus' famed plays Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides comprise the Oresteia, which uses the dark and convoluted story of a family curse, and a long history of murder and revenge, to raise haunting questions about the nature and the price of justice. In Agamemnon, the Argive king reaches home following his victory in the Trojan ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Medea more books like this by Euripides The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal ... see all copies from £1.58! new only from £3.99! \| first editions
5	Oedipus the King more books like this by Sophocles Since it was first performed in Athens in the 420s BC, Oedipus the King has been widely regarded as Sophocles' greatest tragedy and one of the foundation stones of western drama. Taken as a model by Aristotle in his Poetics, it became a yardstick for future generations. Since the play's rediscovery in the Renaissance, audiences - including Sigmund ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Complete Greek Tragedies: Sophocles I more books like this by Sophocles, David Grene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor) "These authoritative translations consign all other complete collections to the wastebasket."--Robert Brustein, "The New Republic" "This is it. No qualifications. Go out and buy it everybody."--Kenneth Rexroth, "The Nation" "The translations deliberately avoid the highly wrought and affectedly poetic; their idiom is contemporary....They have ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.95!
7	Greek Tragedies, Volume 1 more books like this by David Grene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor) In three paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer a selection of the most important and characteristic plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides from the nine-volume anthology of "The Complete Greek Tragedies," Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been the preferred choice of more than three ... see all copies from £2.19! new only from £7.99! \| first editions
8	Lysistrata more books like this by Aristophanes In addition to its many topical references to social life, religion, and politics in classical Athens, the Lysistrata is one of our best sources for the life of women in antiquity: unlike epic, tragedy, and oratory, Attic comedy draws its characters and plots from everyday life and provides a unique glimpse into the situation of everyday Athenians ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.08! \| first editions
9	Oedipus Cycle of Sophocles more books like this by Sophocles, Robert Fitzgerald (Translator), Dudley Fitts (Translator) English versions of Sophocles' three great tragedies based on the myth of Oedipus, translated for a modern audience by two gifted poets. Index. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.82!
10	The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides I more books like this by Euripides, David Grene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor) In nine paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer the most comprehensive selection of the Greek tragedies available in English. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been the preferred choice of over three million readers for personal libraries and individual study as well as for classroom use. see all copies from £4.17! new only from £8.01!
11 view cover	Oedipus Rex more books like this by Sophocles 'Sophocles, in a play that won only second prize, created a masterpiece that in the eyes of posterity has overshadowed every other achievement in the field of ancient drama. In it he played on certain latent terrors that are part of man's nature in all kinds of societies and at all epochs; terrors whose influence may pervade our lives in ways we ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.58! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides V more books like this by Euripides, David Grene (Editor), Richard Lattimore (Editor) In nine paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer the most comprehensive selection of the Greek tragedies available in English. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been the preferred choice of over three million readers for personal libraries and individual study as well as for classroom use. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.01!
13 view cover	The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone more books like this by Seamus Heaney In this outstanding new translation, commissioned by Ireland's renowned Abbey Theatre to commemorate its centenary, Seamus Heaney exposes the darkness and the humanity in Sophocles' masterpiece, and inks it with his own modern and masterly touch. see all copies from £4.91! new only from £4.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Theban Plays: King Oedipus; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone more books like this by Sophocles, E F Watling (Translator) The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles (496-406 BC) to create a powerful trilogy about mankind's struggle against fate. "King Oedipus" tells of a man who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realize he has committed and who then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. With profound insights into the ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.70! \| first editions
15 view cover	Medea and Other Plays more books like this by Euripides 'the most tragic of the poets' Aristotle Euripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all Greek tragedians, and his plays are marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and a subtle variety of register and mood. He is also remarkable for the prominence he gave to female characters, whether heroines of virtue ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.23! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone more books like this by Sophocles, Paul Roche (Translator) Revising and updating his classic 1958 translation, Paul Roche captures the dramatic power and intensity, the subtleties of meaning, and the explosive emotions of Sophocles' great Theban trilogy. In vivd, poetic language, he presents the timeless story of a noble family moving toward catastrophe, dragged down from wealth and power by pride, cursed ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £9.18! \| first editions
17 view cover	Sophocles' Antigone more books like this by Sophocles, Eugene H Falk, Michael Townsend (Translator) Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this series of new translations. Students are encouraged to engage with the text through detailed commentaries, which include suggestions for discussion and analysis. In addition, numerous practical questions stimulate ideas on staging and encourage ... see all copies from £4.69! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies
18 view cover	Bacchae more books like this by Euripides This translation is intended primarily for classroom use. It is aimed first of all at being clear and true to the basic meaning of the text. After that Paul Woodruff has tried to bring across some of the beauty of poetry given the chorus as well as the rhetorical power and cleverness of the dialogue and speeches. The translation of this play ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.99! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Bacchae, and other plays more books like this 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 ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.63! \| first editions
20 view cover	Four Tragedies and Octavia more books like this by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, E F Watling (Translator) Based on the legends used in Greek drama, Seneca's plays are notable for the exuberant ruthlessness with which disastrous events are foretold and then pursued to their tragic and often bloodthirsty ends. Thyestes depicts the menace of an ancestral curse hanging over two feuding brothers, while Phaedra portrays a woman tormented by fatal passion ... see all copies from £3.39! new only from £9.18!
21 view cover	Prometheus Bound more books like this by Aeschylus The myth of fire stolen from the gods appears in many pre-industrial societies. In Greek culture Prometheus the fire-stealer figures prominently in the poems of Hesiod, but in Prometheus Bound Hesiod's morality tale has been transformed into a drama of tragic tone and proportions. In the introduction to this edition Mark Griffith examines how the ... see all copies from £2.92! new only from £4.56! \| first editions
22 view cover	Antigone, Oedipus the King, Electra more books like this by Sophocles, Edith Hall (Editor), H D Kitto (Translator) Love and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles' reputation has remained undimmed for ... see all copies from £3.84! new only from £7.39!
23 view cover	The Complete Greek Tragedies: Sophocles II more books like this by Sophocles, David Greene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor) "These authoritative translations consign all other complete collections to the wastebasket."--Robert Brustein, "The New Republic" "This is it. No qualifications. Go out and buy it everybody."--Kenneth Rexroth, "The Nation" "The translations deliberately avoid the highly wrought and affectedly poetic; their idiom is contemporary....They have ... see all copies from £2.12! new only from £8.01!
24 view cover	The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides III more books like this by Euripides, David Grene (Editor), Richmond Lattiomre (Editor) In nine paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer the most comprehensive selection of the Greek tragedies available in English. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been the preferred choice of over three million readers for personal libraries and individual study as well as for classroom use. ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.87! \| first editions
25 view cover	Alchemist more books like this by Ben Jonson Widely performed and studied, "The Alchemist" is one of the world's great comedies. It was first performed in 1610, and its success kept it in the repertory until the closing of the theatres. After the Restoration, it was one of the first plays to be revived and it has been produced with increasing frequency ever since. This edition is based on a ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.54! \| first editions

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