Authors: Gilbert Murray

Euripides and His Age

Euripides and His Age

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Excerpt: ...IN ATHENS: FROM THE "IPHIGENIA" TO THE "ORESTES" Critics have used various words to describe the change of mood which followed the Trojan Women. They speak of a period of despair, pessimism, progressive bitterness, Verzweiflung...
Category: Tragedy
Carlyon Sahib: A Drama in Four Acts

Carlyon Sahib: A Drama in Four Acts

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as...
Category: Other Books
Five Stages of Greek Religion

Five Stages of Greek Religion

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Beginning with Greece's earliest rites, this volume traces the development of the classic religion of the Olympian gods and discusses the religion of the philosophic schools of the fourth century BC. It portrays the emergence of...
Category: Other Books
Andromache: A Play in Three Acts

Andromache: A Play in Three Acts

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the...
Category: Dramas and Plays