Drama
Complete Greek Tragedies
1992·2144 pages
Acclaimed English translations of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, exploring fate, justice, gods, and human suffering.
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Acclaimed English translations of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, exploring fate, justice, gods, and human suffering.
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The Grene and Lattimore edition of the Greek tragedies has been among the most widely acclaimed and successful publications of the University of Chicago Press. On the occasion of the Centennial of the University of Chicago and its Press, we take pleasure in reissuing this complete work in a handsome four-volume slipcased edition as well as in redesigned versions of the familiar paperbacks. For the Centennial Edition two of the original translations have been replaced. In the original publication...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Incest, adultery, forbidden desire, and sexual assault themes in several plays
Violence & gore
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Eye-gouging, child murder, dismemberment, sacrifice, and many brutal killings
Profanity
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Occasional coarse or strong wording in modern English translations
Substance use
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Wine and Dionysian revelry central in The Bacchae; ritual drinking
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation depicted
Religious content
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Gods, oracles, fate, piety, and divine punishment drive nearly every play
Magic & witchcraft
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Medea's sorcery and potions; prophetic visions and supernatural curses
Occult / demonology
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Avenging Furies, divine possession, curses, and oracular divination
Political content
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Justice, tyranny, civil disobedience, and law versus custom are central
Self-harm / suicide
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Multiple suicides by hanging or stabbing recur across many major plays
Abuse & suffering
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Child murder, human sacrifice, slavery, torture, and sexual assault
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