| Description |
1 online resource (290 pages) |
| Series |
Greek Tragedy in New Translations |
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Greek tragedy in new translations.
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| Contents |
COVER; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ON THE TRANSLATION; Agamemnon; Libation Bearers; Eumenides; NOTES; Agamemnon; Libation Bearers; Eumenides; GLOSSARY; FOR FURTHER READING |
| Summary |
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Aeschylus' Oresteia, the only ancient tragic trilogy to survive, is one of the great foundational texts of Western culture. It begins with Agamemnon, which describes Agamemnon's return from the Trojan War and his murder at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra, co |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) |
| Notes |
Translated from the Ancient Greek |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Aeschylus -- Translations into English
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Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) -- Drama
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Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character) -- Drama
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Electra (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama
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| SUBJECT |
Aeschylus. fast (OCoLC)fst00035692 |
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Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) fast (OCoLC)fst00800082 |
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Electra (Greek mythological figure) fast (OCoLC)fst00904392 |
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Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character) fast (OCoLC)fst01047569 |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Translations.
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Tragedies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Burian, Peter, 1943-
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Shapiro, Alan, 1952-
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| ISBN |
9780199830145 |
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0199830142 |
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