Collection of five ancient Greek tragedies exploring fate, divine will, murder, and human suffering.
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Collection of five ancient Greek tragedies exploring fate, divine will, murder, and human suffering.
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Greek Tragedies, Volume I contains Aeschylus’s “Agamemnon,” translated by Richmond Lattimore; Aeschylus’s “Prometheus Bound,” translated by David Grene; Sophocles’s “Oedipus the King,” translated by David Grene; Sophocles’s “Antigone,” translated by Elizabeth Wyckoff; and Euripides’s “Hippolytus,” translated by David Grene. Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, stu...
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Sexual content
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Adultery, incest themes, and forbidden desire discussed across multiple plays
Violence & gore
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Murders, self-mutilation, and familial killings depicted or described
Profanity
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Occasional strong oaths and exclamations in the translations
Substance use
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References to wine and ritual libations
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Central role of Greek gods, oracles, rituals, and divine fate
Magic & witchcraft
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Prophecies and divine interventions drive several plots
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Themes of justice, power, tyranny, and civic responsibility
Self-harm / suicide
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On-page self-blinding and multiple suicides or attempts
Abuse & suffering
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Incest, betrayal, murder, and extreme familial suffering
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