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Euripides - Hecuba (Greek Tragedy In New Translations) - 9780195068740 - V9780195068740
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Hecuba (Greek Tragedy In New Translations)

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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.
The translators of this edition of Hecuba have focused their attention on tonal texture, ranging from grief-stricken monodies and duets to lyrical choral verse, as well as on the problems created by political and forensic rhetoric. The result is a subtle and highly evocative translation of the unjustifiable sacrifice of Hecuba's daughter, Polyxena, and the consequent destruction of Hecuba's character.

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
Shipping Time
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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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