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Hecuba (Greek Tragedy In New Translations)
Euripides
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Description for Hecuba (Greek Tragedy In New Translations)
paperback. Translator(s): Reckford, Kenneth J.; Lembke, Janet. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Dimension: 203 x 135. Weight in Grams: 105.
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, The Greek Tragedy in New Translation series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays. If the line from a lost play, "There is no greater god than ... Read more
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, The Greek Tragedy in New Translation series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays. If the line from a lost play, "There is no greater god than ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A. US
Language
English
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
Greek Tragedy in New Translations
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195068740
SKU
V9780195068740
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About Euripides
Janet Lembke, a poet, is the author of Bronze and Iron, and is co-translator of Suppliant Women, also in The Greek Tragedy in New Translation series. Kenneth J. Reckford is Professor of Classics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is author of Aristophanes' Old-and-New Comedy: Six Essays in Perspective. The late BWilliam Arrowsmith was University Professor ... Read more
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