A collection of eight plays along with accompanying critical essays. Includes: The Oresteia ä Aeschylus; Prometheus Bound ä Aeschylus; Oedipus the King ä Sophocles; Antigone ä Sophocles; Medea ä Euripides; The Bakkhai ä Euripides; Oedipus ä Seneca; Medea ä Seneca.