451円 I Persiani, rappresentata per la prima volta nel 472 a.C. ad Atene, è in assoluto la più antica opera teatrale che ci sia pervenuta. La vicenda è ambientata a Susa, residenza del re di Persia, dove Atossa, madre del re Serse, attende con ansia l'esito della battaglia di Salamina. Sconvolta da pre...

3,447円 Highly acclaimed as translators of Greek and Sanskrit classics, respectively, David Grene and Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty here present a complete modern translation of the three plays comprising Aeschylus' Oresteia and, with the assistance of director Nicholas Rudall, an abridged stage adaptation. T...

3,315円 Originally compiled and published in 1988, this vole contains the full text and translation of Walter Hawkesworth's Labyrinthus, alongside textual and critical notes, including essays on the author, the staging and the style and language. This is the first of two volumes.

530円 Though he is now best remembered for his fiction, famed wit and bon vivant Oscar Wilde also dabbled in drama over the course of his long and varied literary career. A Woman of No Importance is a darkly comedic play about a group of aristocrats whose prim adherence to decorum hides a bevy of scand...

690円 Dem Goethe der klassischen Epoche war die Sturm-und-Drang-Fassung seines Faust nicht mehr recht geheuer: »Einige tragische Szenen waren in Prosa geschrieben, sie sind durch ihre Natürlichkeit und Stärke, in Verhältnis gegen das andere, ganz unerträglich. Ich suche sie deswegen gegenwärtig in Reim...

150円 "Medea", que se representó en 431 a.C., es seguramente la obra maestra de Eurípides y uno de los trabajos que mejor representan su concepción de lo trágico. Jasón, esposo de Medea y padre de sus hijos, se dispone a repudiarla y a casarse con la hija de Creonte, rey de Corinto. Medea, despechada y...

330円 The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilizationーthe cornerstone of Western culture and an epic poem without rival in world literature. The story centers on the critical events in the last year of the Trojan War, which lead to Achilleus’s killing of Hektor and t...

661円 The Greek hero Odysseus, also known as Ulysses in Roman myths is returning home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly s...

661円 The story follows Lucius, a young man of good birth, as he disports himself in the cities and along the roads of Thessaly. This is a wonderful tale abounding in lusty incident, curious adventure and bawdy wit. Apuleius (/ˌæpjʊˈliːəs/; also called Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis; c. 124 – c. 170 AD)[1...

488円 Darkness is a reflection, and Julian is a lonely man until he meets the love of his life. Unfortunately, she is psychotic and drives him into his own madness. His only reprieve is in the arms of a sexbot. But who will win the emotional tug of war, AI or human? It’s closer than you think. The myth...

174円 Acusio groeit op in een onderlaag van de Romeinse bevolking als Rome in volle bloei is. Hij wordt verliefd op Julia die tot de elite behoort. Als hij haar aandacht eenmaal heeft getrokken, blijkt de verliefdheid wederzijds. De vader van Julia komt er achter en probeert dit te verhinderen. Als hij...

164円 Stories from the Odyssey. Retold by H. L. Havell (1863-1913).