Greek drama / edited by Moses Hadas

Contributor(s):

Hadas, Moses [editor]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Bantam Books, c1965Description: 378 pages ; 18 cmISBN:

9780553212211

Subject(s):

GREEK & ROMAN -- TRANSLATION

LOC classification:

FIC .G74 1965

Contents:

1. Aeschylus -- 2. Sophocles -- 3. Euripides -- 4. Aristophanes.

Summary: In power, passion, and the brilliant display of moral conflict, the drama of ancient Greece remains unsurpassed. For this volume, Professor Hadas chose nine plays which display the diversity and grandeur of tragedy, and the critical and satiric genius of comedy, in outstanding translations of the past and present. His introduction explores the religious origins, modes of productions, structure, and conventions of the Greek theater, individual prefaces illuminate each play and clarify the author's place in the continuity of Greek drama.

Item type:

Books - Fiction

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books - Fiction	National University - Manila	LRC - Annex Fiction	Fiction	FIC .G74 1965 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000008620

1. Aeschylus -- 2. Sophocles -- 3. Euripides -- 4. Aristophanes.

In power, passion, and the brilliant display of moral conflict, the drama of ancient Greece remains unsurpassed. For this volume, Professor Hadas chose nine plays which display the diversity and grandeur of tragedy, and the critical and satiric genius of comedy, in outstanding translations of the past and present. His introduction explores the religious origins, modes of productions, structure, and conventions of the Greek theater, individual prefaces illuminate each play and clarify the author's place in the continuity of Greek drama.

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