| When Then Is Now: Three Greek Tragedies Contributor(s): Kennelly, Brendan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1852247436 ISBN-13: 9781852247430 Publisher: Bloodaxe Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2006 Annotation: When Then Is Now brings together Brendan Kennelly's modern versions of three Greek tragedies - Euripides' The Trojan Women. Euripides' Medea, and Sophocles' Antigone. All three plays dramatize 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| LCCN: 2007390537 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bringing 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.' |