Ten Greek Plays in Contemporary Translations
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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.
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PROMETHEUS BOUND by Aeschylus - translated by Rex Warner
AGAMEMNON by Aeschylus - translated by Louis MacNeice
ANTIGONE by Sophocles - translated by Shaemas O'Sheel
OEDIPUS REX by Sophocles - translated by Albert Cook
PHILOCTETES by Sophocles - translated by Kathleen Freeman
ALCESTIS by Euripides - translated by Richard Aldington
SUPPLIANTS by Euripides - translated by L.R. Lind
ANDROMACHE by Euripides - translated by L.R. Lind
BACCHAE by Euripides - translated by Henry Birkhead
LYSISTRATA by Aristophanes - translated by Charles T. Murphy
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