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Sophocles, 1 - Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes (Paperback, c1998- Loot Price: R765
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Sophocles, 1 - Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes (Paperback, c1998-<c1999): David R. Slavitt, Palmer Bovie

Sophocles, 1 - Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes (Paperback, c1998-

David R. Slavitt, Palmer Bovie; Contributions by Frederic Raphael; Translated by Frederic Raphael; Contributions by Kenneth McLeish; Translated by Kenneth McLeish; Contributions by Brendan Galvin; Translated by Brendan Galvin; Contributions by Henry Taylor; Translated by Henry Taylor

Series: Penn Greek Drama Series

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The Penn Greek Drama Series presents original literary translations of the entire corpus of classical Greek drama: tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays. It is the only contemporary series of all the surviving work of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander. "A boon for classicists and general readers alike. For the reader who comes to tragedy for the first time, these translations are eminently 'accessible.'. . . For the classicist, these versions constitute an ambitious reinterpretation of traditional masterpieces."--"Boston Book Review" "A speakable version of Sophocles's 'Philoctetes': as it were, after 25 years, a sequel to Pound's 'The Women of Trachis'." --Hugh Kenner, "New York Times Book Review" "A two-year project to publish the corpus of classical Greek drama in translations by an impressive array of contemporary poets. It may not be long before anyone who mentions that he is reading Sophocles in Greek can expect to be told, 'Oh, but you simply "must' read it in translation.'"--"New Yorker" "Don't look for the wild and woolly--these were put together by wordsmiths. . . . But they are a far cry from some of the stodgier translations."--"Washington Post" "The 12-volume set will offer readers new verse translations of the complete surviving tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, as well as the surviving comedies of Aristophanes and Menander. The complete line of Greek theater classics has not been offered to readers since 1938."--"Publishers Weekly"

General

Imprint: University of PennsylvaniaPress
Country of origin: United States
Series: Penn Greek Drama Series
Release date: May 1998
First published: 1998
Editors: David R. Slavitt • Palmer Bovie
Contributors: Frederic Raphael
Translators: Frederic Raphael
Contributors: Kenneth McLeish
Translators: Kenneth McLeish
Contributors: Brendan Galvin
Translators: Brendan Galvin
Contributors: Henry Taylor
Translators: Henry Taylor
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 296
Edition: c1998-<c1999
ISBN-13: 978-0-8122-1653-0
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN: 0-8122-1653-9
Barcode: 9780812216530

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