"This book is a brilliant addition to a distinguished series. For the long iambic lines so often used to represent the meter of the original, Richard Pevear substitutes a sprung rhythm
three stressed syllables per line. The result is a great success, an easily speakable version....Herbert Golder's eloquent and incisive analysis of the play locates the controversial figure of Aias in ... Read morethe political and intellectual context of the Athenian fifth century and also explores those aspects of his character that make him unique among the Sophoclean tragic heroes."
Bernard Knox "The beauty and power of this clear, clean version cannot be denied....poet Richard Pevear, writing in a style reminiscent of the spare, stoic, puritan power of Robert Lowell's famous translations, makes the work sing."
Booklist "A jewel for modern English readers. The scholarly critical introduction by Golder provides an excellent background and analysis of this tragedy."
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