Greek Tragedy [Paperback]

Three masterpieces of classical tragedy

Containing Aeschylus'sAgamemnon, Sophocles'Oedipus Rex, and Euripides'Medea, this important new selection brings the best works of the great tragedians together in one perfect introductory volume. This volume also includes extracts from Aristophanes' comedyThe Frogsand a selection from Aristotle'sPoetics.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Greek TragedyChronological Table
Introduction
Further Reading
A Note on the Texts

Preface toAgamemnon
Agamemnonby Aeschylus

Preface toOedipus Rex
Oedipus Rexby Sophocles

Preface toMedea
Medeaby Euripides

Preface toFrogs
Extracts fromFrogsby Aristophanes

Preface toPoetics
Extracts fromPoeticsby Aristotle

Notes
Genealogical Tables
Map of Ancient Greece

Aeschyluswas born of a noble family near Athens in 525 BC. He took part in the Persian Wars and his epitaph, said to have been written by himself, represents him as fighting at Marathon. At some time in his life he appears to have been prosecuted for divulging the Eleusinian mysteries, but he apparently proved himself innocent. Aeschylus wrote more than seventy plays, of which seven have survived:The Suppliants,The Persians,Seven Against Thebes,Prometheus Bound,Agamemnon,The Choephori, andThe Eumenides. (All are translated for ló