451円 Persians by Aeschylus is the oldest surviving play in the history of theatre. The story takes place in Susa, one of the capitals of the Persian Empire at that time. The Chorus of old men of Susa are awaiting news of King Xerxes’ expedition against the Greeks, and so does Xerxes’ mother, Atossa, w...

451円 Eumenides is the final play of the Oresteia by Aeschylus. It illustrates how the sequence of events in the trilogy end up in the development of social order or a proper judicial system in Athenian society. In this play, Orestes is hunted down and tormented by the Furies, a trio of goddesses known...

451円 When the shamed Oedipus stepped down as king of Thebes, he gave the kingdom to his two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, on the understanding that they would alternate the throne every year. However, after the first year, Eteocles refuses to step down and drives out Polynices. Polynices and the Argiv...

661円 The play's overall interpretation, including the Greek notion of right and wrong, the purpose of the chorus, and Aristophane About 11 of his works are known in full, and they are the only plays of the "Old Comedy" style to have survived. They are The Acharnians, The Birds, The Clouds, The Ecclesi...

661円 Aristophanes' comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led by the title character, the women of the warring city-states of Greece agree to withhold sexual favours with their husbands until they agree to cease fighting. The war of the sexes that ensues makes...

0円 This is an easy-to-read retelling of Elizabethan playwright George Peele's THE ARRAIGNMENT OF PARIS. Inscribed on a golden apple is the phrase "For the fairest," written in written in Latin (in Peele's play). Because Latin is a language that indicates masculine and feminine in certain words, and ...

164円 The Clouds is a Greek comedy play written by the playwright Aristophanes. A lampooning of intellectual fashions in classical Athens, it was originally produced at the City Dionysia in 423 BC and was not as well received as the author had hoped, coming last of the three plays competing at the fest...

300円 A tragédia grega 'Édipo Rei', escrita por Sófocles, é uma obra-prima que explora os temas da tragédia, destino e livre arbítrio. A peça conta a história de Édipo, um homem condenado a cumprir um destino trágico que tenta escapar, mas acaba apenas cumprindo-o. Com diálogos poderosos e uma trama en...

150円 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Complete Plays' offers a comprehensive collection of the renowned author's theatrical works, showcasing his prowess in literature and drama. From the iconic 'Faust' to lesser-known gems like 'Egmont' and 'Torquato Tasso,' this compilation highlights Goethe's explorat...

661円 The Frogs (Ancient Greek: Βάτραχοι, Bátrachoi) is a comedy written by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the Festivals of Dionysus in Athens, in 405 BC, receiving first place. Aristophanes (Greek: Αριστοφάνης; c. 446 BCE – c. 386 BCE) was a playwright of anc...

164円 Dafnis y Cloe es la única obra conocida del novelista griego del siglo II Longo, conocido también como Longo de Lesbos. Nada se sabe de la vida de este autor. aunque se cree que Longo de Lesbos vivió en Bizancio entre el S.II y el S. IV de nuestra era. Dafnis y Cloe es una novela de iniciación am...

1,958円 To enter the mind of Kalidasa is to enter a world of colour and music, a world of beauty, of regal spaces and mythic narratives, of sensuous nayikas and sonorous sounds, of evocative words and ornamented phrases, of unhurried elegance and silken shringara, of serene hermitages and opulent havelis...