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The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are...
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Children, lead this old woman outside.
A slave like the rest of you, she once was your queen.
Troy has fallen to the Greeks, and Hecuba, its beloved queen, is widowed and enslaved. She mourns her great city and the death of her husband, but when fresh horrors emerge, her grief turns to rage and a lust for revenge.
A savage indictment of the devastation of war, Hecuba is brought to life in this thrillingly visceral new version.
Hecuba premièred...
3) Medea
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Español
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Eurípides (c. 480-406 a.C) vivió en la época del mayor esplendor político y económico de Atenas, asistió a la construcción del Partenón y los más hermosos monumentos de la Acrópolis, y compartió con sincero patriotismo el orgullo de los Ideales democráticos. De su vida tenemos datos poco fiables. Se nos han conservado dieciocho tragedias, casi todas ellas pertenecientes a la plena madurez del autor.
Medea, que se representó en el año...
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Our Wedding Story volume 3
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English
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After traveling the world in hopes of someday finding her soul mate, Sarah meets Euri in her local town and they fall in love. Inspired by its beautiful scenery and their love for travel, this couple indulge in an adventurous and unforgettable week of wedding celebrations with their family and friends in Fiji.
5) Alcestis
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Greenbooks Editore
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2021
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Español
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Cuenta la historia de Alcestis, la única hija del tirano Pelias (tío de Jasón el Argonauta) que no participó en el asesinato de su padre. Ella se casa con Admeto, y es un modelo de esposa amante. ... Sólo su esposa Alcestis acepta dar la vida por su marido
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“Greek Tragedies, Volume III” contains Aeschylus's "The Eumenides," translated by Richmond Lattimore; Sophocles's "Philoctetes," translated by David Grene; Sophocles's "Oedipus at Colonus," translated by Robert Fitzgerald; Euripides's "The Bacchae," translated by William Arrowsmith; and Euripides's "Alecestis," translated by Richmond Lattimore.
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We live in an era rife with cultural conflict. The 21st century is by no means free of wars, terrorism, riots, famine, nor epidemics. We may attempt to solve the challenges of our times by uniting the humanistic disciplines of philosophy, science, and technology. Our modern reality requires a fundamental understanding of the problems beleaguering our existence. Science and literature are key tools for gaining this insight. The wisdom accumulated throughout...
