Agamemnon Of Aeschylus And The Bacchanals Of Euripides: With Passages From The Lyric And Later Poets Of Greece (1865) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781164187288)

Agamemnon of Aeschylus and the Bacchanals of Euripides: With Passages from the Lyric and Later Poets of Greece is a book written by Aeschylus in 1865. The book is a collection of two Greek plays, Agamemnon and Bacchanals, along with passages from other Greek poets. Agamemnon is a tragedy that tells the story of the king of Argos, who returns home after the Trojan War and is murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra. Bacchanals, on the other hand, is a play that depicts the arrival of the god Dionysus in Thebes and the frenzy that his worshipers experience. The book also includes passages from other Greek poets, such as Pindar, Sappho, and Anacreon, which provide context and background information for the plays. Overall, Agamemnon of Aeschylus and the Bacchanals of Euripides is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Greek literature and drama.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Aeschylus, Euripides
ISBN-10: 1164187287
ISBN-13: 9781164187288
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 342
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d