{"product_id":"9781624664724-three-other-theban-plays","title":"Three Other Theban Plays","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAeschylus' Seven Against Thebes; Euripides' Suppliants; Euripides' Phoenician Women\u003cbr\u003eThough now associated mainly with Sophocles' Theban Plays and Euripides' Bacchae , the theme of Thebes and its royalty was a favorite of ancient Greek poets. Cecelia Eaton Luschnig's annotated translation of Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes , Euripides' Suppliants , and Euripides' Phoenician Women\u003cbr\u003eThough now associated mainly with Sophocles' \u003ci\u003eTheban Plays\u003c\/i\u003e and Euripides' \u003ci\u003eBacchae\u003c\/i\u003e, the theme of Thebes and its royalty was a favorite of ancient Greek poets, one explored in a now lost epic cycle, as well as several other surviving tragedies. With a rich Introduction that sets three of these plays within the larger contexts of Theban legend and of Greek tragedy in performance, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig’s annotated translation of Aeschylus' \u003ci\u003eSeven Against Thebes\u003c\/i\u003e, Euripides' \u003ci\u003eSuppliants\u003c\/i\u003e, and Euripides' \u003ci\u003ePhoenician Women\u003c\/i\u003e offers a brilliant constellation of less familiar Theban plays—those dealing with the war between Oedipus’ sons, its casualties, and survivors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53539357950326,"sku":"9781624664724","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30662235.jpg?v=1729181729","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781624664724-three-other-theban-plays","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}