These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.

The Persians Aeschylus - The Persians is an Athenian tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus.

Prometheus Bound is a classic Greek tragedy, written by Aeschylus in the 5th century B.C.

The result is a series of lively and authoritative translations offering a comprehensive introduction to these foundational works of Western drama.

The resulting work provides complete and accurate texts for those who cannot read the original Greek, and it transforms the Orestia into an effective modern stage play.

Medea is the terrible story of a woman's bloody revenge on her adulterous husband through the murder of her own children.

The Suppliants Aeschylus - The Danaids form the chorus and serve as the protagonists.

Presents a modern translation of the ancient Greek trilogy which traces the chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos, commissioned by the Royal National Theatre for performance in the Fall of 1999.

Aeschylus (525-c.456 bc) set his great trilogy in the immediate aftermath of the Fall of Troy, when King Agamemnon returns to Argos, a victor in war.

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.