Review (PDF) Greek Tragedy (Penguin Classics)
Three masterpieces of classical tragedy Containing Aeschylus's Agamemnon, Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, and Euripides' Medea, this important new selection brings the best works of the great tragedians together in one perfect introductory volume. This volume also includes extracts from Aristophanes' comedy The Frogs and a selection from Aristotle's Poetics.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Series: Penguin Classics
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics (May 26, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 014143936X
ISBN-13: 978-0141439365
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #262,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #153 in Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Genres & Styles > Drama #161 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Dramas & Plays > Ancient & Classical
This review focuses on the Kindle reading experience of this e-book, rather than on the literary merits of the e-book.In a word, the Kindle experience is dreadful. Don't waste your money on this e-book.The poor (non-existent?) post-scan editing of the e-book means it has plenty of errors. This criticism is equally true of every other low-priced e-book I have bought from .More importantly, none of the numerous end notes can be immediately accessed in the same one-click way you can look up the meaning of a word using the Kindle dictionary.To get to any desired end note, the reader has to use the Kindle's clunky, frustrating "Go To Location" functionality in a laborious trial and error process. Kindle "locations" have no obvious relation to actual pages, which makes the search process even more frustrating.But why get so worked up about end notes? Why not just ignore them?Unfortunately you can't just ignore the end notes if you want to appreciate all the nuances of the plays in this e-book. The plays are full of topical references to Greek gods, to notable figures of the time and to current affairs - all of which would be well known to contemporary audiences. Without that knowledge the modern reader simply cannot appreciate much of the worth of these tragedies.Most readers of ancient classics are not just casual readers. They have a different motivation and will certainly want to access end notes to help them get as much out of the text as they can.The end notes are invaluable in providing all the needed explanatory background to appreciate the jokes and allusions. And there are hundreds of end notes, so it is obvious how important they are.
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