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Complete Aeschylus Volume I The Oresteia
Aeschylus. Ed(S): Burian, Peter; Shapiro, Alan
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Paperback. Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro's masterful translation of The Oresteia, originally published in 2003, is being repackaged for the collected volumes in the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series. Burian will add Greek line numbers and update the introduction and bibliography. Editor(s): Burian, Peter; Shapiro, Alan. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Aeschylus' Oresteia, the only ancient tragic trilogy to survive, is one of the great foundational texts of Western culture. It begins with Agamemnon, which describes Agamemnon's return from the Trojan War and his murder at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra, continues with her murder by their ... Read more
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Aeschylus' Oresteia, the only ancient tragic trilogy to survive, is one of the great foundational texts of Western culture. It begins with Agamemnon, which describes Agamemnon's return from the Trojan War and his murder at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra, continues with her murder by their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Greek Tragedy in New Translations
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199753635
SKU
V9780199753635
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About Aeschylus. Ed(S): Burian, Peter; Shapiro, Alan
Peter Burian is Professor of Classical and Comparative Literatures and Theater Studies at Duke University. Alan Shapiro is Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A winner of the prestigious Lila Wallace Reader's Digest award 1992-95, he is the author of several poetry collections, including Tantalus in Love, Song and Dance, ... Read more
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