Plays » Ancient & Classical

Germanicus    by Jo-Marie Claassen
Price: $10.00 USD. 43330 words. Language: English. Published on May 10, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

This is the first translation into English of the verse drama Germanicus by the Afrikaans poet N.P. Van Wyk Louw. The work was based on the first three chapters of the Annales of the Roman historiographer Tacitus. The drama has been considered a highlight in Afrikaans literature since its publication in 1956.
The Goddess & The Devil    by Anthony DeGregorio
Price: $2.99 USD. 368950 words. Language: English. Published on April 1, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

This book covers a broad range of issues discussed between Marcus and the Prisoner against the backdrop of the Salem Witch hysteria of 1692. As the despotic Marcus issues writs of accusations against "witches" in his employer's absence, his latest Prisoner makes a profound request that forces Marcus to confront the Devil within himself and the evil that plagues Salem Village.
Interview with the Sphinx    by Jack Matthews
Price: $2.99 USD. 36920 words. Language: English. Published by Personville Press  on February 28, 2013. Plays » American / African American.

This witty philosophical comedy imagines the ancient Sphinx being interviewed today -- as though she were another pop celebrity. She is a talkative, flirty & mysterious person who likes to talk about anything -- except the question being asked! Part Tom Stoppard, part Monty Python, part Oscar Wilde, this play by Jack Matthews combines philosophical paradoxes with fast-paced verbal pyrotechnics.
Φορτουνάτος    by Μάρκος Αντώνιος Φώσκολος
Price: $1.99 USD. 31460 words. Language: Greek. Published by PELEKANOS BOOKS  on November 20, 2012. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

Η κωμωδία Φορτουνάτος είναι το μόνο έργο της κρητικής λογοτεχνίας που σώζεται σε χειρόγραφο γραμμένο από τον ίδιο τον συγγραφέα. Πρωταγωνιστεί ένα ζευγάρι που αγαπιέται, μα η αγάπη αυτή εμποδίζεται.
Erotocritos    by Vitzentzos Kornaros
Price: $4.99 USD. 73480 words. Language: British English. Published by PELEKANOS BOOKS  on November 1, 2012. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

Vitzentzos Kornaros is the greatest of all the Cretan poets (1553). The poem "Erotocritos" reflects the Cretan civilization and life of the time of the poet, sets great store by true love, friendship, courage and patriotism.
The Ostraka Plays - Volume Four - A LITTLE WINTER LOVE    by Francis Hagan
Price: $2.99 USD. 38870 words. Language: English. Published on January 21, 2012. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

The Fall of Basing House during the last months of the English Civil War sees a night of violence, terror and phantasm released into its ruins. The survivors of that siege scramble amid the fires and the cracking stones seeking revenge, love and the awful performance of one last Masque covered in blood and tatters.