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Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus
Anne Washburn
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Description for Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus
Paperback. Offers economical, metrical translations that convey the range of effects of the playwright's verse, from the idiomatic speech of its dialogue to the high formality of its choral odes. Translator(s): Svarlien, Diane Arnson. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
This new volume of three of Euripides' most celebrated plays offers graceful, economical, metrical translations that convey the wide range of effects of the playwright's verse, from the idiomatic speech of its dialogue to the high formality of its choral odes.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872208223
SKU
V9780872208223
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Ref
99-2
About Anne Washburn
Diane Arnson Svarlien earned her PhD in Classics at The University of Texas at Austin and lives in Lexington, Kentucky. Robin Mitchell-Boyask is Professor of Classics, Temple University.
Reviews for Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus
Diane Arnson Svarlien's body of work means a quantum leap forward in the vibrancy and immediacy of classical verse drama. I first learned of her work when I was searching, madly, for a translation of Medea for a production I had been hired to direct. I sought out every published version. I tried to track down any unpublished ones rumored ... Read more