Drama
Greek Tragedies, Volume 1: Aeschylus: Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound; Sophocles: Oedipus the King, Antigone; Euripides: Hippolytus
No CoverGreek Tragedies, Volume 1: Aeschylus: Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound; Sophocles: Oedipus the King, Antigone; Euripides: Hippolytus
David Grene, Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Richmond Lattimore
1991·295 pages
Five foundational Greek tragedies on fate, justice, divine will, and human suffering from Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
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Five foundational Greek tragedies on fate, justice, divine will, and human suffering from Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
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- Release date
- 1991
- Pages
- 295
- ISBN
- 9780226307909
- Type
- Fiction
- Series
- Greek Tragedies #1
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Forbidden lust, adultery, and incestuous marriage; not graphically sexual
Violence & gore
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Murders, self-blinding, sacrifice, torture, and violent deaths described
Profanity
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No profanity; elevated classical diction throughout
Substance use
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Ritual wine and libations in Greek religious context
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted
Religious content
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Greek gods, oracles, sacrifice, and divine law drive every play
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic; mythological divinity only
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult practices depicted
Political content
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Civil disobedience, tyranny, justice, and law versus moral duty
Self-harm / suicide
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Multiple suicides across plays; Oedipus blinds himself
Abuse & suffering
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Child sacrifice, enslavement, torture, incest, live burial, coercion
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