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Description for Medea
Paperback. This is a new translation in verse of Medea by a well-regarded poet with an introduction and notes by a scholar of Euripides. The result is a distinguished new edition of a canonical play, one of the most widely read and performed of all the Greek dramas. Translator(s): Collier, Michael; Machemer, Georgia Ann. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal meaning in order to evoke the poetic intensity and rich metaphorical texture of the Greek language. Euripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all the Greek tragedians, and his plays are marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and a ... Read more
The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal meaning in order to evoke the poetic intensity and rich metaphorical texture of the Greek language. Euripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all the Greek tragedians, and his plays are marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Greek Tragedy in New Translations
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195145663
SKU
V9780195145663
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Ref
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About Euripides
Michael Collier is a professor of English at the University of Maryland. The Ledge, his most recent book of poems, was a finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Georgia Ann Machemer, Ph.D. is currently a visiting assistant professor in Classics at Duke University, and a fixed-term lecturer ... Read more
Reviews for Medea
I [would] like to mention that I myself have ordered this edition...
W. Tyson Hausdoererffer, University of California
...the book should find a place...on school library shelves. The introduction is lively and immediately engaging...
Journal of Classics Teaching, Issue 12
W. Tyson Hausdoererffer, University of California
...the book should find a place...on school library shelves. The introduction is lively and immediately engaging...
Journal of Classics Teaching, Issue 12