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The Orestes Plays of Aeschylus: Agamemnon; The Libation Bearers; The Eumenides (Paperback)

by Aeschylus (Author), Paul Roche (Translator) "It is the heroic age: several hundred years before the time of Aeschylus or Pericles..." (more)
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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Plume (May 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0452011663
ISBN-13: 978-0452011663
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
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The Libation Bearers (Prentice-Hall Greek drama series) by Aeschylus on 4 pages
Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles in Back Matter
Greek Tragedy by John Tresidder Sheppard in Back Matter
Iliad and Odyssey by Homer in Back Matter
The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone by Sophocles in Front Matter

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Four Plays by Aristophanes: Lysistrata, The Frogs, A Parliament of Women, Plutus (Wealth) by Aristophanes in Front Matter
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