Two Satyr Plays: Euripides' Cyclops / Sophocles' Ichneutai
by Roger Lancelyn Green (Translator), Euripides (Contributor), Sophocles (Contributor)
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The writing of satyr plays was once a cottge industry in Athens. Now these two are all that remain.
A very lively translation. My understanding is that these translations were intended for performance so are not strictly accurate (though a lot of fun). Certainly Green has taken the bold step of finishing Ichneutai himself, but the break is marked in the notes.
A very lively translation. My understanding is that these translations were intended for performance so are not strictly accurate (though a lot of fun). Certainly Green has taken the bold step of finishing Ichneutai himself, but the break is marked in the notes.
Edition: // Descr: 95 p. 18 cm. // Series: The Penguin Classics Call No. { 882 E7.10 1 } Series Edited by E.V. Rieu Translated with an Introduction by Roger Lancelyn Green. // //
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Roger Lancelyn Green was born in England in 1918, where his family has lived for more than 900 years. He was often sick as a child and spent long periods confined to his room devouring Greek myths, medieval romances, and fairy tales. Green began a lifelong fascination with Greece and Greek culture when he first visited that country in 1935. He show more went on to compile and retell many Greek stories, including "Old Greek Fairy Tales," and "Jason and the Golden Fleece." Green also wrote his own stories, but he is better known for his retellings of folk tales from around the world. Roger Lancelyn Green died in 1987 (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Euripides was born in Attica, Greece probably in 480 B.C. He was the youngest of the three principal fifth-century tragic poets. In his youth he cultivated gymnastic pursuits and studied philosophy and rhetoric. Soon after he received recognition for a play that he had written, Euripides left Athens for the court of Archelaus, king of Macedonia. show more Fragments of about fifty-five plays survive. Among his best-known plays are Alcestis, Medea and Philoctetes, Electra, Iphigenia in Tauris, The Trojan Women, and Iphigenia in Aulis Iphigenia. He died in Athens in 406 B.C. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Sophocles was born around 496 B.C. in Colonus (near Athens), Greece. In 480, he was selected to lead the paean (choral chant to a god) celebrating the decisive Greek sea victory over the Persians at the Battle of Salamis. He served as a treasurer and general for Athens when it was expanding its empire and influence. He wrote approximately 123 show more plays including Ajax, Antigone, Oedipus Tyrannus, Trachiniae, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. His last recorded act was to lead a chorus in public mourning for Euripides. He died in 406 B. C. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 882.01 — Literature & rhetoric Classical & modern Greek literatures Classical Greek dramatic poetry and drama standard subdivisions; collections; history, description, critical appraisal; Specific periods Ancient period to ca. 499
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- PA3975 .C9 .G7 — Language and Literature Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature Greek literature Individual authors Euripedes
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