Author:Edmund Doidge Anderson Morshead

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Edmund Doidge Anderson Morshead (1849–1912)

sister projects: Wikipedia article. 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

• The House of Atreus, translation of The Oresteia, a Greek-tragedy trilogy written by Aeschylus in 450 B.C.
  • Introduction
  • Agamemnon
  • The Libation Bearers (The Choephori)
  • The Furies (The Eumenides)
• The Seven Against Thebes, translation of a Greek tragedy written by Aeschylus
• The Suppliants, translation of Hiketides, a Greek tragedy written by Aeschylus

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 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.