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Four Tragedies

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Description for Four Tragedies Hardcover. .

Meineck and Woodruff's new annotated translations of Sophocles' Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, and Philoctetes combine the same standards of accuracy, concision, clarity, and powerful speech that have so often made their Theban Plays a source of epiphany in the classroom and of understanding in the theatre. Woodruff's Introduction offers a brisk and stimulating discussion of central themes in Sophoclean drama, the life of the playwright, staging issues, and each of the four featured plays.

Product Details

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
267
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872207646
SKU
V9780872207646
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Sophocles
Peter Meineck is Associate Professor of Classics at New York University, where he holds the endowed chair in Classics in the Modern World. He is the founder of Aquila Theatre.  Paul Woodruff is Professor of Philosophy and Classics, University of Texas at Austin.

Reviews for Four Tragedies
In these new translations Meineck and Woodruff have struck a near-ideal balance between accuracy and readability, formality and colloquialism. Their versions are simply a pleasure to read, conveying with remarkable vividness the powerful characterizations and poetic variety of the originals. The addition of succinct but illuminating notes makes this an exemplary volume for anyone interested in Sophocles' dramatic ... Read more

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