Thursday, 16 October 2014

Extant Complete Classical Greek Plays

44 complete Greek plays survive from classical times.

Aeschylus (6 or 7)
The Oresteia (458 BC)
A seventh, Prometheus Bound also exists and which was ascribed to Aeschylus in classical times, but is now believed to be by an unknown 4th century BC playwright, who could be Ion, the son of Aeschylus.


The Theban Plays
Other Plays
Euripides (19)
Aristophanes (11)
  • The Acharnians (Ἀχαρνεῖς Akharneis; Attic Ἀχαρνῆς; Acharnenses) 425 BC 
  • The Knights (Ἱππεῖς Hippeis; Attic Ἱππῆς; Latin: Equites) 424 BC 
  • The Clouds (Νεφέλαι Nephelai; Latin: Nubes); original 423 BC, uncompleted revised version from 419 BC – 416 BC survives 
  • The Wasps (Σφῆκες Sphekes; Latin: Vespae) 422 BC 
  • Peace (Εἰρήνη Eirene; Latin: Pax) first version, 421 BC 
  • The Birds (Ὄρνιθες Ornithes; Latin: Aves) 414 BC 
  • Lysistrata (Λυσιστράτη Lysistrate) 411 BC 
  • Thesmophoriazusae or The Women Celebrating the Thesmophoria (Θεσμοφοριάζουσαι Thesmophoriazousai) first version c.411 BC 
  • The Frogs (Βάτραχοι Batrakhoi; Latin: Ranae) 405 BC 
  • Ecclesiazusae or The Assemblywomen; (Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι Ekklesiazousai) c. 392 BC 
  • Wealth (Πλοῦτος Ploutos; Latin Plutus) second version, 388 BC

Collections

Poetarum scenicorum graecorum, Aeschyli, Sophoclis, Euripidis, et Aristophanis fabulae superstites et perditarum fragmenta; ex recognitione Guil. Dindorfii : Wilhelm Dindorf - Internet Archive
Poetarum scenicorum graecorum, Aeschyli, Sophoclis, Euripidis et Aristophan... - Google Books

The Complete Greek Drama Volume I; All the extant tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and the comedies of Aristophanes and Menander, in a variety of translations : Oates, Whitney Jennings, 1904- ed - Internet Archive

The Complete Greek Drama Volume II: All the extant tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and the comedies of Aristophanes and Menander, in a variety of translations : Oates, Whitney Jennings, 1904-1973, ed - Internet Archive

Seven famous Greek plays: Oates, Whitney J.- Internet Archive

Greek Theatre - Crystalinks

J. Michael Walton (6 July 2006). Found in Translation: Greek Drama in English. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-32098-7.


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