The Penn Greek Drama Series presents original literary translations of the entire corpus of classical Greek drama .

The Penn Greek Drama Series presents original literary translations of the entire corpus of classical Greek drama: tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays. It is the only contemporary series of all the surviving work of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander. Translations are by David Slavitt (Persians), Stephen Sandy (Seven Against Thebes), Gail Holst-Warhaft (The Suppliants), and William Matthews (Prometheus Bound).

The Penn Greek Drama Series presents original literary translations of the entire corpus of classical Greek drama .

Translations are by David Slavitt (Persians), Stephen Sandy (Seven Against Thebes), Gail Holst-Warhaft (The Suppliants), and William Matthews (Prometheus Bound). ISBN13: 9780812216714. Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press.

As for Seven Against Thebes, the less said the better. It is the only contemporary series of all the surviving work of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Arist. As for Seven Against Thebes, the less said the better. I was not surprised to read, after I had finished the play and felt that the appearance of Antigone and Ismene was superfluous, that Aeschylus' original ending was replaced by this foreign appendage 50 years after his death. University of Pennsylvania Press. Most plays are historical reflecting events during those times. Excellent plays opening windows to the ancient times. Great source if one wants to know more about Greek Gods and their legends. Zohrab, March 6, 2008.

2: The Persians, Seven against Thebes, The Suppliants, Prometheus Bound. Penn Greek Drama Series). The Oresteia of Aeschylus. Translations from the Greek of Aeschylus on the stories of Orestes and Agamemnon, and the rest of the cursed family. The Poem of Queen Esther by Joao Pinto Delgado.

The Suppliants (Greek: Ικέτιδες, Hiketides; also translated as "The Suppliant Maidens") is a play by Aeschylus. It was probably first performed sometime after 470 BC as the first play in a trilogy which probably included the lost plays The Egyptians and The Daughters of Danaus. It was long thought to be the earliest surviving play by Aeschylus due to the relatively anachronistic function of the chorus as the protagonist of the drama. However, evidence discovered in the mid-20th century places it after The Persians as Aeschylus's second extant play.

Aeschylus I contains The Persians, translated by Seth Benardete; The Seven Against Thebes, translated by David Grene; The Suppliant .

Aeschylus I contains The Persians, translated by Seth Benardete; The Seven Against Thebes, translated by David Grene; The Suppliant Maidens, translated by Seth Benardete; and Prometheus Bound, translated by David Grene. Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, students, and readers.