Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 181 Aeschylus -525 -456 Aischylos Αισχύλος Αἰσχύλος Esquilo Sophocles -496 -406 Σοφοκλής Sófocles Sophokles Smith, Goldwin 1823 1910 Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles 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.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Greek drama (Tragedy) -- Translations into English PA Text Classical Antiquity Harvard Classics Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature 354146 2025-06-03T11:06:06.054650 text/html 353967 2025-01-10T22:26:26.100854 text/html 224796 2025-06-03T11:06:18.396636 application/epub+zip 228481 2025-06-03T11:06:10.429684 application/epub+zip 197843 2025-06-03T11:06:08.695669 application/epub+zip 489177 2025-06-03T11:06:22.788652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451666 2025-06-03T11:06:16.909595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410856 2022-09-04T04:26:27.991026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272052 2025-06-03T11:06:05.494712 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 19710 2025-06-03T11:06:22.970604 application/rdf+xml 22078 2025-06-03T11:06:09.273673 image/jpeg 4661 2025-06-03T11:06:08.987692 image/jpeg 220404 2025-06-03T11:06:06.108657 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog hu.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia