The Tragedies Of Euripides Translated; Translated By Robert Potter

London: J. Dodsley, 1783. leather_bound. Contemporary brown calf. Very good. 2 Vols. 687, 677 pages. 27 x 22 cm. Two armorial book plates dated 1832 inside front cover paste-downs. Interior contents generally clean with wide text margins. Raised bands, spine panels decorated with gilt arabesques, nicks and slight loss to one spine panel Vol. II. List of Subscribers includes includes Joseph Banks, Lancelot Brown, William Pitt, and Joshua Reynolds. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three authors of Greek tragedy for whom any plays have survived in full. His works are noted for complex characters, including strong female figures, psychological depth, and themes of revenge, suffering, and the brutal realities of war.