{"product_id":"greek-plays-2-ajax-in-iraq-kissing-the-floor-penelope-mercurys-footpath-and-the-oresteia","title":"Greek Plays 2: Ajax in Iraq, Kissing the Floor, Penelope, Mercury's Footpath, and the Oresteia","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height:280px\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEllen McLaughlin returns with a new collection of adaptations and modern reimaginings of classic Greek tragedies. Drawing on works by Sophocles, Homer, Aeschylus and more, these plays breathe fresh life into timeless questions and conflicts that still feel startlingly relevant today: Can civilization survive humanity’s basest instincts? What do we do about the human compulsion toward violence? Are we irreversibly transformed by the trauma of war and political strife, or is there a chance we can recover a part of our former selves? This collection includes the plays \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAjax in Iraq \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(from Sophocles), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKissing the Floor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Sophocles)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e, Penelope \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Homer)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e, Mercury’s Footpath \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Euripides)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Oresteia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (based on Aeschylus’ trilogy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAgamemnon, The Libation Bearers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Eumenides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 0; display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50146287616285,"sku":"9781559369916","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781559369916.jpg?v=1752164872","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/greek-plays-2-ajax-in-iraq-kissing-the-floor-penelope-mercurys-footpath-and-the-oresteia","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}