Trojan Women. Iphigenia Among the Taurians. Ion Contributor(s): Euripides (Author), Kovacs, David (Editor), Kovacs, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674995740 ISBN-13: 9780674995741 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Published: December 1999 Annotation: One of antiquity's greatest poets, Euripides (ca. 485-406 B.C.) has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, surprising plot twists, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. Here, in the third volume of a new edition that is receiving much praise, is the text and translation of three of his plays. "Trojan Women," a play about the causes and consequences of war, develops the theme of the tragic unpredictability of life. "Iphigenia among the Taurians" and "Ion" exhibit tragic themes and situations (the murder of close relatives). Each ends happily with a joyful reunion. As in the first three volumes of this edition, David Kovacs gives us a freshly edited Greek text and an admired new translation that, in the words of "Greece and Rome," is "close to the Greek and reads fluently and well; " his introduction to each play and explanatory notes offer readers judicious guidance. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - History | Ancient - Greece - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
Dewey: 882.01 |
LCCN: 99017693 |
Series: Loeb Classical Library |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 4.56" W x 6.66" (0.74 lbs) 528 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
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Publisher Description: One of antiquity's greatest poets, Euripides (ca. 485-406 BCE) has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, surprising plot twists, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. Here, in the third volume of a new edition that is receiving much praise, is the text and translation of three of his plays. Trojan Women, a play about the causes and consequences of war, develops the theme of the tragic unpredictability of life. Iphigenia among the Taurians and Ion exhibit tragic themes and situations (the murder of close relatives). Each ends happily with a joyful reunion. As in the first three volumes of this edition, David Kovacs gives us a freshly edited Greek text and an admired new translation that, in the words of Greece and Rome, is close to the Greek and reads fluently and well; his introduction to each play and explanatory notes offer readers judicious guidance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kovacs, David: - David Kovacs is Hugh H. Obear Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. |