Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 131 Aeschylus -525 -456 Aischylos Αισχύλος Αἰσχύλος Esquilo Sophocles -496 -406 Σοφοκλής Sófocles Sophokles Smith, Goldwin 1823 1910 Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Excerpts from various plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles. This eBook was produced by Juliet Sutherland, William Koven, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Specimens of Greek Tragedy" by Aeschylus and Sophocles is a collection of translated excerpts of ancient Greek plays that dates back to the late 19th century. The book serves as an insightful resource into the realm of Greek drama, exploring key themes such as fate, morality, and the dichotomy between human desire and divine intervention. Two of the most significant playwrights represented are Aeschylus, considered the father of tragedy, and Sophocles, who successfully advanced the genre with deeper character development and complex plots. The opening of the collection provides a comprehensive preface discussing the origins and evolution of Greek drama, emphasizing its beginnings associated with religious festivals honoring Dionysus. It highlights the dramatic structure and the use of chorus, along with detailed discussions of the plays' thematic essence and the societal context in which they were performed. From Prometheus's defiance against Zeus and the tragic demise of Agamemnon to the heart-wrenching narratives of familial duty and betrayal in Electra, the beginning of this compilation sets the stage for understanding the powerful emotional and philosophical undercurrents that defined Greek tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Greek drama (Tragedy) -- Translations into English PA Text Classical Antiquity Harvard Classics Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature 353974 353820 2024-10-03T12:04:03.614659 2023-10-03T10:32:25.846301 text/html text/html 353967 353813 2024-10-03T12:04:03.963700 2023-10-03T10:32:26.106345 text/html text/html 224726 2024-10-03T12:04:16.097126 application/epub+zip 228491 2024-10-03T12:04:08.250174 application/epub+zip 197855 2024-10-03T12:04:06.643164 application/epub+zip 489233 2024-10-03T12:04:20.301075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451666 2024-10-03T12:04:14.669119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410856 2022-09-04T04:26:27.991026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272052 271949 2024-10-03T12:04:03.116684 2023-10-03T10:32:25.464316 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 267103 2020-12-30T06:42:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106293 2020-12-30T06:42:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21254 2024-10-03T12:04:20.456081 application/rdf+xml 22078 2024-10-03T12:04:07.222152 image/jpeg 4661 2024-10-03T12:04:06.948154 image/jpeg 220335 2024-10-03T12:04:03.992681 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia hu.wikipedia