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About the Book
Table of Contents
About Aeschylus
Books by Aeschylus
About Euripides
Books by Euripides
About Sophocles
Books by Sophocles

Greek Tragedy
Aeschylus - Author
Euripides - Author
Sophocles - Author
Simon Goldhill - Introduction by
Shomit Dutta - Editor
E. F. Watling - Translator
Philip Vellacott - Translator
Malcolm Heath - Translator
Shomit Dutta - Translator
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Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 352 pages | ISBN 9780141439365 | 26 May 2009 | Penguin Classic | 18 - AND UP
Greek Tragedy
Three masterpieces of classical tragedy

Containing Aeschylus’s Agamemnon, Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, and Euripides’ Medea, this important new selection brings the best works of the great tragedians together in one perfect introductory volume. This volume also includes extracts from Aristophanes’ comedy The Frogs and a selection from Aristotle’s Poetics.

Greek Tragedy Chronological Table
Introduction
Further Reading
A Note on the Texts

Preface to Agamemnon
Agamemnon by Aeschylus

Preface to Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

Preface to Medea
Medea by Euripides

Preface to Frogs
Extracts from Frogs by Aristophanes

Preface to Poetics
Extracts from Poetics by Aristotle

Notes
Genealogical Tables
Map of Ancient Greece
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