56 results for '"Aeschylus'

The mighty Xerxes from Darius sprung, The stream of whose rich blood flows in our veins, Leads against Greece; whether his arrowy shower Shot from the strong-braced bow, or the huge spear High...

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Classical Studies, Art

Essays discuss the major plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and examine the meaning of Greek theater

Aeschylus: The Last Phase -- Phaedra And Hippolytus -- Never Blotted A Line? Formula And Premeditation In Homer And Hesiod -- Plato's Hostility To Art -- Horace As A Love Poet: A Reading Of Odes 1.5...

Edmund Clerihew Bentley published a volume of nonsense verse consisting of a series of four-liners designed to poke fun at distinguished personalities. Illustrated by Bentley's lifelong friend,...

Edith Hamilton buoyantly captures the spirit and achievements of the Greek civilization for our modern world.In The Greek Way, Edith Hamilton captures with "Homeric power and simplicity" (New York...

"From the beginning of Persian rule in Ionia," writes Pericles Georges, "the Greeks noted the public facts--things that could be seen and talked about, and become the common report. But the Persians...

The link between weddings and death--as found in dramas ranging from Romeo and Juliet to Lorca's Blood Wedding--plays a central role in the action of many Greek tragedies. Female characters such as...

PUBLISHED IN PAPERBACK BY THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1978. 446 PAGES. "ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS ABOUT MARX YET WRITTEN IN ENGLISH." “Very few men,” said Bakunin, “have read as much, and, it...

Greek tragedy is widely read and performed, but outside the commentary tradition detailed study of the poetic style and language of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides has been relatively neglected...

Prometheus the god stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceasingly at his liver, until Herakles freed him. For the...

The link between weddings and death―as found in dramas ranging from Romeo and Juliet to Lorca's Blood Wedding―plays a central role in the action of many Greek tragedies. Female characters such as...

Euripides I contains the plays “Alcestis,” translated by Richmond Lattimore; “Medea,” translated by Oliver Taplin; “The Children of Heracles,” translated by Mark Griffith; and “Hippolytus,”...