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When Then is Now: Three Greek Tragedies
Brendan Kennelly
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Description for When Then is Now: Three Greek Tragedies
Paperback. Brings together Brendan Kennelly's modern versions of three Greek tragedies. This work focuses on women whose lives are torn apart by war, family conflict and despotic regimes. It gives living testament of his belief that 'listening to ancient voices can help us confront, understand and express many problems.' Translator(s): Kennelly, Brendan. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
"When Then is Now" brings together Brendan Kennelly's modern versions of three Greek tragedies: Antigone by Sophocles and Euripides' Medea and The Trojan Women. All three plays dramatise timeless human dilemmas as relevant now as they were in ancient times. All focus on women whose lives are torn apart by war, family conflict and despotic regimes. In his preface, Brendan Kennelly describes how writing these three plays helped him enormously at difficult times in his own life. "When Then is Now" gives living testament of his belief that 'listening to ancient voices can help us confront, understand and express many ... Read more
"When Then is Now" brings together Brendan Kennelly's modern versions of three Greek tragedies: Antigone by Sophocles and Euripides' Medea and The Trojan Women. All three plays dramatise timeless human dilemmas as relevant now as they were in ancient times. All focus on women whose lives are torn apart by war, family conflict and despotic regimes. In his preface, Brendan Kennelly describes how writing these three plays helped him enormously at difficult times in his own life. "When Then is Now" gives living testament of his belief that 'listening to ancient voices can help us confront, understand and express many ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852247430
SKU
V9781852247430
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About Brendan Kennelly
Brendan Kennelly is one of Ireland’s most distinguished and best loved poets, as well as a renowned teacher and cultural commentator. Born in 1936 in Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, he was Professor of Modern Literature at Trinity College, Dublin for over 30 years, and retired from teaching in 2005. He now lives in Listowel, Co. Kerry. He has published more than ... Read more
Reviews for When Then is Now: Three Greek Tragedies
THE TROJAN WOMEN: 'One of the most subversive manifestations of dramatic art that has been seen in recent times...subverts the original, which itself was subversive of societal norms in 415 BC, when it was first staged...ancient drama recrafted in contemporary terms about war and men and women, well worthy of the stage of any national theatre.' - Irish Times MEDEA: ... Read more