Euripides
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"The Cyclops" by Euripides, illustrated by Onésimo Colavidas
The Cyclops is the only surviving satirical drama by Euripides, a fifth-century BC. poet in Greece. Euripides interprets a passage from Homer's Odyssey in which Odysseus, also known as Ulysses, fights against the giant Polyphemus.
Odysseus' ship runs aground on the island of Etna, which is inhabited by the Cyclops, a one-eyed creature. In this place, Odysseus and his men meet Silenus...
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Español
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"El Cíclope" de Eurípides, ilustrado expresamente para esta obra por Onésimo Colavidas
El Cíclope es el único drama satírico conservado del poeta griego Eurípides de Ática, siglo V a.C. Eurípides interpreta un pasaje de la Odisea de Homero sobre el regreso de Ulises desde Troya. El barco de Ulises queda embarrancado en la isla del Monte Etna, en la que habitan los Cíclopes que tienen un solo ojo. Ulises y sus hombres se encuentran...
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High King Agamemnon faces the most crushing dilemma of his life. Kill his beloved eldest daughter? Or forfeit victory in the Trojan War? A father's secret plot clashes with a girl's romantic dreams in this chilling classic play from Ancient Greece.
The most powerful dramatic script by EURIPIDES springs to life anew in a fresh adaptation by writer EDWARD EINHORN (Paradox in Oz, Fractions in Disguise, The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein)...
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According to NatWest, 60% of women who have considered starting a business did not; due to a lack of self-worth and confidence.
Brains, Beauty, Boss: The Ultimate Guide for Women in the Workplace explores the intersection between female empowerment, entrepreneurship and career advancement. Sharing the incredible accounts of women from the Forbes 30 under 30 list such as the co-founder of Betches, Facebook's Head of Global Business Strategy and...
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English
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What is it like to chase the American Dream and succeed?
Eleftherios' Journey to Success: A Greek Immigrant's Story takes readers on an adventure from a quaint village in Greece, across the Atlantic, and right through Ellis Island to the Eastern Coast of the United States. After serving in the Royal Hellenic Army during the Greek Civil War from 1946-1949, Eleftherios immigrates to America with a big dream-the American dream. He works hard, faces...
48) Alcestis
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Greenbooks Editore
Pub. Date
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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Five of the greatest, most studied, and most performed Greek tragedies, each in an outstanding translation, include Oedipus Rex and Electra by Sophocles (translated by George Young), in which the much-admired playwright explores the individual's search for truth and self-knowledge; Medea and Bacchae by Euripides (translated by Henry Hart Milman), favorites with modern audiences for their psychological subtlety and the humanity of their characters;...
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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...
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Graphic canon volume 1
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Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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"The world's great literature as comics and visuals"--Cover.