23 Best classics books like Peace by Aristophanes, S. Douglas Olson

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Peace

By: Aristophanes , S. Douglas Olson

3.51

Format: 404 pages, hardback

Aristophanes' Peace was performed at the City Dionysia in Athens in 421 B.C. as a decade-long war w…

"If it is necessary for us to do anything [in view of peace], direct us and architect. πρὸς τάδ’ ἡμῖν, εἴ τι χρὴ δρᾶν, φράζε κἀρχιτεκτόνει."

-Aristophanes, Peace

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1. Hippolytos

By: Euripides , Robert Bagg

3.81

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

In most versions of the Hippolytos myth, Phaidra is depicted as an utterly debauched character, a w… read more

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"There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course; a quiet conscience."

-Euripides, Hippolytos

"I have pondered on the causes of a life's shipwreck. I think that our lives are worse than the mind's quality would warrant. There are many who know virtue. We know the good, we apprehend it clearly.…"

-Euripides, Hippolytos

"О Зевс! Зачем ты создавал жену? И это зло с его фальшивым блеском Лучам небес позволил обливать? Иль для того, чтоб род людской продолжить, Ты обойтись без женщины не мог? Иль из своих за медь и злат…"

-Euripides, Hippolytos

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2. Medea (Masters of Latin Literature)

By: Seneca , Frederick Ahl

4.04

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Ahl's translations of three Senecan tragedies will gratify and challenge readers and performers. Wi… read more

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"I will storm the gods, and shake the universe."

-Seneca, Medea (Masters of Latin Literature)

" Auditur et altera pars. (The other side shall be heard as well.)"

-Seneca, Medea (Masters of Latin Literature)

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3. Herakles

By: Euripides , Christian Wolff , Thomas Sleigh

3.88

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

In Herakles, Euripides reveals with great subtlety and complexity the often brutal underpinnings of… read more

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"Even catastrophes grow weary, No wind can keep blasting all the time. And great happiness in the end falters. Yes, all is change."

-Euripides, Herakles

"... Misfortunes in the end Grow tired of plaguing; storms in time blow themselves out. So luck will change from man to man; and everything Yields place to something else. Despair is cowardly; The bra…"

-Euripides, Herakles

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4. Women of Trachis

By: C.K. Williams , Sophocles , Gregory W. Dickerson

3.84

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Mutability; uncertainty; a universe of precipitous these themes are at the heart of Sophocles' tra… read more

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5. Helen

By: Euripides , Colin Leach

3.80

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

Among the legends of ancient Greece, there is perhaps no story more compelling than that of Helen. … read more

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"It is right for women to stand by a woman's cause."

-Euripides, Helen

"What mortal claims, by searching to the utmost limit, to have found out the nature of God, or of his opposite, or of that which comes between, seeing as he doth this world of man tossed to and fro by…"

-Euripides, Helen

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6. Peace

By: Aristophanes , S. Douglas Olson

3.51

Format: 404 pages, hardback

Aristophanes' Peace was performed at the City Dionysia in Athens in 421 B.C. as a decade-long war w… read more

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  • drama
"If it is necessary for us to do anything [in view of peace], direct us and architect. πρὸς τάδ’ ἡμῖν, εἴ τι χρὴ δρᾶν, φράζε κἀρχιτεκτόνει."

-Aristophanes, Peace

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7. Electra

By: Euripides , Janet Lempke

2.86

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the… read more

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8. Iphigeneia in Tauris

By: Richmond Lattimore , Euripides

4.03

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

The modern reader may have difficulty conceiving of Iphigeneia in Tauris as tragedy, for the term i… read more

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9. The Bacchae

By: Euripides , Kenneth McLeish , None

3.92

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Euripides' classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled--and frequently h… read more

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"Cleverness is not wisdom."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"He who believes needs no explanation."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"Prepare yourselves for the roaring voice of the God of Joy!"

-Euripides, The Bacchae

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10. Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

By: Sophocles , John Harrison , Shomit Dutta

3.92

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Written in the fifth century B.C., Sophocles' tragedy concerns the shame and death of Ajax, a Greek… read more

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"If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate."

-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

"To look on self-wrought woes, when no other has had a hand in them- this lays sharp pangs to the soul."

-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

"Which would you choose if you could: pleasure for yourself despite your friends or a share in their grief?"

-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

"AGAMEMNÔN. Il n’est pas facile à un roi d’être pieux. ODYSSEUS. Mais les rois peuvent obéir aux amis qui les conseillent bien."

-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

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11. Philoctetes

By: Sophocles

3.89

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

Philoctetes is a play written by Sophocles, an ancient Greek playwright, that tells the story of Ph… read more

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12. Orestes

By: Euripides , John Peck , Frank Nisetich

4.03

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the… read more

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13. Hecuba

By: Euripides , M. Tierney

3.89

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

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14. Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

By: Aeschylus , Alan H. Sommerstein

3.85

Format: 320 pages, cloth

Sommerstein presents a freshly constituted text, with introduction and commentary, of Eumenides, th… read more

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"My heart's a dance of fear."

-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

"Quando dorme la mente scintilla di mille occhi"

-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

"Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community."

-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

"ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Onc…"

-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

15. Electra

By: Sophocles , J. Michael Walton , None

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The Drama Classic edition of Sophocles' version of the Electra myth. read more

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16. Theaetetus

By: Plato , Robin Waterfield

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Set immediately prior to the trial and execution of Socrates in 399 BC, Theaetetus shows the great … read more

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17. The Trojan Women

By: Euripides , Gilbert Murray

4.16

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

"This is a new translation of the classic play. It combines a poet's translation with a scholar's i… read more

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18. Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2)

By: Sophocles , Eamon Grennan , Rachel Kitzinger

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Paperback

The latest title to join the acclaimed Greek Tragedy in New Translations series, Sophocles' Oedipus… read more

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19. The Libation Bearers (Oresteia, #2)

By: Aeschylus

3.80

Format: 43 pages, None

Produced in 458 BC, Aeschylus' Choephori is the second play in the Oresteian trilogy. Many years af… read more

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20. The Suppliants

By: Aeschylus

3.41

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

A shrine is stronger than a tower to save, A shield that none may cleave. Step swift thereto, And i… read more

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21. The Phoenician Women

By: Euripides , Brian Swann

4.06

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Peter Burian and Brian Swann recreate Euripides' The Phoenician Women which explores, with all its … read more

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22. Prometheus Bound

By: Aeschylus , None , James Scully , C. John Herington

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Featuring an insightful introduction, comprehensive commentary on plot, characters, structure, and … read more

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23. Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

By: Aeschylus , Patricia E. Easterling , John Harrison , Judith Affleck , None

3.83

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this se… read more

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"Every medicine is vain."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

"A curse burns bright on crime."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

"There is no avoidance in delay."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

"In war, the first casualty is truth."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

24. Alcestis

By: William Arrowsmith , Euripides

3.84

Format: 467 pages, Paperback

"The Alcestis would hardly confirm its author's right to be acclaimed 'the most tragic of the poets… read more

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25. Iphigenia in Aulis

By: Euripides , Nicholas Rudall

3.84

Format: 467 pages, Paperback

Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter in order to ensure the good fortune of his forces in the Troj… read more

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26. Euthyphro

By: Plato , Chris Emlyn-Jones

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Awaiting his trial on charges of impiety and heresy, Socrates encounters Euthyphro, a self-proclaim… read more

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27. Suppliant Women

By: Euripides , Rosanna Warren , None

3.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

This translation shows the striking interplay of voices in Euripides' 'Suppliant Women'. Torn betwe… read more

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28. Cyclops

By: Euripides , David Konstan , Heather McHugh

3.80

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create th… read more

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29. Andromache

By: Euripides , Marianne McDonald , F. Michael Walton , None

3.28

Format: 5 pages, Paperback

Andromache takes place in the aftermath of the Trojan War. Andromache has become a concubine to Ach… read more

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30. The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)

By: Aeschylus

3.73

Format: 41 pages, Paperback

Third play of a trilogy (the other two are lost) about the doomed family of Laius and Oedipus and h… read more

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"His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best."

-Aeschylus, The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)

"Obedience is mother to success and is wedded to safety."

-Aeschylus, The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)

"But you cannot speak of any glory for happenings that are at once evil and held in dishonor."

-Aeschylus, The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)

"Commander against commander, brother against brother, enemy against enemy, I will take my stand. Quick, bring my greaves to protect against spears and stones!"

-Aeschylus, The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)

31. Medea

By: Euripides , Rex Warner

3.42

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medeacenters on the myth of Jason, leader… read more

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Transform Your Habits

Hippolytos

Euripides , Robert Bagg

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Medea (Masters of Latin Literature)

Seneca , Frederick Ahl

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Herakles

Euripides , Christian Wolff , Thomas Sleigh

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Women of Trachis

C.K. Williams , Sophocles , Gregory W. Dickerson

3.84

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Hippolytos

Euripides , Robert Bagg

3.81

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Herakles

Euripides , Christian Wolff , Thomas Sleigh

3.88

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Euripides

3.71

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Electra

Euripides , Janet Lempke

2.86

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