Five Great Greek Tragedies

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Five Great Greek Tragedies

Sophocles Euripides Aeschylus
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Grade Level:	9 and Up (ages 14 and up)
ISBN:	0486436209
Page Count:	288
Dimensions:	5 3/16 x 8 1/4

Five of the greatest Greek tragedies, each in an outstanding translation, include Oedipus Rex and Electra by Sophocles (translated by George Young); Medea and Bacchae by Euripides (translated by Henry Hart Milman); and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus (translated by George Thomson), a monumental work that examines relations between humans and the gods.
Unabridged republication of the plays from standard editions.


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