Author:Edmund Doidge Anderson Morshead

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Edmund Doidge Anderson Morshead
(1849–1912)

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English classicist and teacher, chiefly known for his translations into English of the plays of Aeschylus, written in metred verse. His language is often archaic and makes great use of eye rhymes and similar devices.

Works

Translations

The House of Atreus, 1st ed. (1881), translation of The Oresteia, a Greek-tragedy trilogy written by Aeschylus in 450 B.C.
Preface

Agamemnon

The Libation-Bearers (Choephori)

The Furies (Eumenides)
The House of Atreus, 2nd ed. (1889)
Agamemnon

The Libation-Bearers (Choephori)

The Furies (Eumenides)
The Suppliant Maidens of Aeschylus, 1st ed. (1883)
Four Plays of Aeschylus, Golden Treasury Series (1908)
The Persians

Prometheus Bound

The Seven against Thebes

The Suppliant Maidens

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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