Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles

by Aeschylus, Sophocles

EN·~4 hours·1040 chapters

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1040 total

This eBook was produced by Juliet Sutherland, William Koven,

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SPECIMENS OF GREEK TRAGEDY

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GOLDWIN SMITH, D.C.L. - AESCHYLUS AND SOPHOCLES

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AESCHYLUS - PROMETHEUS BOUND.

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LINES 1-113. - SCENE: The Caucasus. - MIGHT.

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HEPHAESTUS.

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MIGHT.

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HEPHAESTUS.

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MIGHT.

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HEPHAESTUS.

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Description

Excerpts from various plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles.

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Duration

~4 hours (238K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

Dec 1, 2004

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7073

Subjects

Greek drama (Tragedy) -- Translations into English PA

About the authors

Aeschylus

-525–-456

Often called the father of tragedy, this pioneering playwright helped shape Greek drama into a serious art form. His surviving plays still feel grand, intense, and deeply interested in justice, fate, and the power of the gods.

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Sophocles

-496–-406

One of the great voices of ancient Greek tragedy, this Athenian playwright helped shape the way drama still works today. His surviving plays, including Antigone and Oedipus Rex, are known for their moral tension, vivid characters, and painful clarity about human fate.

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