{"product_id":"six-greek-tragedies-9780413772565","title":"Six Greek Tragedies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work of these three Athenian playwrights became the touchstone for drama for the next two and a half thousand years. This volume contains Aeschylus' \u003cem\u003ePersians\u003c\/em\u003e, the earliest surviving Greek tragedy; his \u003cem\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/em\u003e, presenting an archetype of the human condition; Sophocles' \u003cem\u003eWomen of Trachis\u003c\/em\u003e, portraying Heracles' death through his jealous wife's mistake; his \u003cem\u003ePhiloctetes\u003c\/em\u003e, which presents a moral debate and a young man's realisation of the importance of loyalty to his own ideals; Euripides' \u003cem\u003eTrojan Women\u003c\/em\u003e, an anti-war play; and his \u003cem\u003eBacchae\u003c\/em\u003e, a play full of paradoxes which functions at many levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen referencing the title, avoid putting it in quotes or speech marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598278541548,"sku":"9780413772565","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780413772565-six-greek-tragedies.jpg?v=1777964732","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/six-greek-tragedies-9780413772565","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}