In this Book
- Classics in Translation, Volume I: Greek Literature
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
Here, translated into modern English, are the works of literature, history, science, oratory, and philosophy that constitute the mainstream of classical Greek thought and continue to influence world civilizations. This volume includes:
· Complete translations of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, Sophocles’ Antigone, Euripides’ Medea, Aristophanes’ Frogs, and The Constitution of Athens by the “Old Oligarch.”
· Abridged translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, The Homeric Hymn to Hermes, and Plutarch’s Life of Tiberius Gracchus.
· Selections from Hesiod and Lucian; from twenty-eight lyric poets including Sappho, Pindar, and Meleagar; from the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides; and from eight Attic orators, including Isocrates and Demosthenes.
· Selections from the scientific writings of Hippocrates, Archimedes, and Galen.
· Selections from the pre-Socratic philosophers and from Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and Epictetus.
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. 2-11
- Greek Culture: An Essay
- pp. 3-12
- The Iliad of Homer
- pp. 13-48
- The Odyssey of Homer
- pp. 49-80
- The Homeric Hymn to Hermes
- pp. 81-87
- Lyric Poetry
- pp. 92-105
- The Pre-Socratic Philosophers
- pp. 106-110
- Selections from Herodotus' The Histories
- pp. 111-130
- The Agamemnon of Aeschylus
- pp. 131-154
- The Antigone of Sophocles
- pp. 155-173
- The Medea of Euripides
- pp. 174-191
- The Frogs of Aristophanes
- pp. 192-222
- Selections from Thucydides' History
- pp. 231-263
- The Attic Orators
- pp. 264-304
- The Greek Scientists
- pp. 305-315
- Selections from Plato
- pp. 316-350
- Selections from Aristotle
- pp. 351-393
- Selections from Epicurus
- pp. 394-398
- Plutarch's Life of Tiberius Gracchus
- pp. 399-406
- Selections from Epictetus
- pp. 407-411
- Selections from Lucian
- pp. 412-426
- Back Cover
- p. 447