Drama and Lyric
The tragedians, Aristophanes and the lyric poets
Drama and Lyric Reader is a selection of Greek plays and poetry from early antiquity. It is designed to complement The Greeks: Drama and Lyric , a unit in the Old Western Culture curriculum. Based on the Great Books of western civilization, Old Western Culture guides students through the literature, history, theology, and philosophy of the West, and does so from a Christian perspective.
What is in this volume
- AeschylusThe Oresteia
- SophoclesOedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone
- EuripidesThe Trojan Women; Medea
- AristophanesThe Frogs
- Sappho, Pindar, Theocritusselected poems
- HesiodWorks and Days
- Quintus of SmyrnaThe Fall of Troy
Everything assigned in Greeks: Drama and Lyric, with the book and line references the lectures use.
Drama and Lyric, Old Western Culture Reader Vol. 2
- Pages702
- Dimensions6 × 9 in.
- Paperback ISBN978-1-944482-26-8
- EditorsWesley Callihan, George Callihan, Daniel Foucachon, E. Gunn Wilson
- Series editorDaniel Foucachon
- PublisherRoman Roads Press, Moscow, Idaho
Sixteen volumes, Homer to Tolkien
The Old Western Culture Reader Series puts the great books of Western civilization in beautifully typeset, single-column volumes, one for each unit of the curriculum. Each stands on its own as well.
Questions
Do I need this to take the course?
No. The course includes this Reader as an eBook in the app, and your own edition works too. We recommend reading in print; this volume has every assigned text, in the editions the lectures follow.
How do I get the eBook?
It appears in your Roman Roads app library after the order, under the same account.
Can I use it without Old Western Culture?
Yes. It is a complete volume of the great books it holds, intended for high school students, adults reading the classics later in life, and teachers.