Seven Famous Greek Plays

"In the interval between the epics of Homer...and the age of the three great tragic poets, thinkers began to explore the various phenomena of the external world and came to understand many aspects of nature which had hitherto been shrouded in complete mystery. The creative literary activity of this epoch likewise betokens on the part of the Greeks an increasingly higher level of self-understanding and self-consciousness, in the best sense of the word. At this time appeared a group of lyric poets, who had looked deeply within their own natures, and through the vehicle of their poetry, made abundantly evident how thoroughly they understood the essential character of man's inner being. In Greek tragedy as we now have it we meet a fully developed dramatic form....The influence of tragedy on classic comedy is evident in the increasing preoccupation with subjects that are utopian or timeless, [while] the traditional satire on contemporary events and personages recedes more and more into the background."

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-01-2008; Excellent little anthology; This seems to be the only remaining little anthology of Greek drama. It contains two plays apiece by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and one very, very funny Aristophanes, "The Frogs," which is an especially welcome choice (over...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-07-2002; Great selection, antiquated translations; I considered assigning this book in a high school Advanced Placement Literature class because the selection of plays is a perfect introduction to Greek drama, but I decided against inflicting it on students because most of the plays are...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-19-1999; Excellent choice for school and public libraries; I work in a small public library which requires me to acquire materials which serve dual purposes. This title has 7 greek plays which give the reader an excellent selection of the best greek dramatists. However, the introduction...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-01-2008; Excellent little anthology; This seems to be the only remaining little anthology of Greek drama. It contains two plays apiece by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and one very, very funny Aristophanes, "The Frogs," which is an especially welcome choice (over...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-19-1999; Excellent choice for school and public libraries; I work in a small public library which requires me to acquire materials which serve dual purposes. This title has 7 greek plays which give the reader an excellent selection of the best greek dramatists. However, the introduction...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-07-2002; Great selection, antiquated translations; I considered assigning this book in a high school Advanced Placement Literature class because the selection of plays is a perfect introduction to Greek drama, but I decided against inflicting it on students because most of the plays are...; read full review | report as inappropriate