{"product_id":"the-greek-plays-2-by-ellen-mclaughlin-9781559369916","title":"The Greek Plays 2","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If art is a public service, then McLaughlin has served her public well.\" - \u003cem\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEllen McLaughlin returns with a new collection of adaptations and modern reimaginings of classic Greek tragedies. Drawing on works by Sophocles, Homer, Aeschylus, and more, these plays breathe fresh life into timeless questions and conflicts that still feel startlingly relevant today: Can civilization survive humanity's basest instincts? What do we do about the human compulsion toward violence? Are we irreversibly transformed by the trauma of war and political strife, or is there a chance we can recover a part of our former selves?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes the plays: \u003cem\u003eAjax in Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e (Sophocles), \u003cem\u003ePenelope\u003c\/em\u003e (Homer), \u003cem\u003eMercury's Footpath\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428263313644,"sku":"9781559369916","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781559369916.jpg?v=1774497333","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-greek-plays-2-by-ellen-mclaughlin-9781559369916","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}