The Complete Euripides: Volume IV: Bacchae and Other Plays
| AUTHOR | Shapiro, Alan; Burian, Peter; Euripides |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press (02/23/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Collected here for the first time in the series are three major plays by Euripides: Bacchae, translated by Reginald Gibbons and Charles Segal, a powerful examination of the horror and beauty of Dionysiac ecstasy; Herakles, translated by Tom Sleigh and Christian Wolff, a violent dramatization of the madness and exile of one of the most celebrated mythical figures; and The Phoenician Women, translated by Peter Burian and Brian Swamm, a disturbing interpretation of the fate of the House of Laios following the tragic fall of Oedipus. These three tragedies were originally available as single volumes. This volume retains the informative introductions and explanatory notes of the original editions and adds a single combined glossary and Greek line numbers.
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ISBN-13:
9780195373400
ISBN-10:
0195373405
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Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
384
Carton Quantity:
22
Product Dimensions:
5.50 x 1.00 x 8.50 inches
Weight:
1.10 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Glossary
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Literary Criticism | Ancient and Classical
Literary Criticism | Ancient & Classical
Literary Criticism | Ancient, Classical & Medieval
Dewey Decimal:
882.01
Library of Congress Control Number:
2008039934
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Collected here for the first time in the series are three major plays by Euripides: Bacchae, translated by Reginald Gibbons and Charles Segal, a powerful examination of the horror and beauty of Dionysiac ecstasy; Herakles, translated by Tom Sleigh and Christian Wolff, a violent dramatization of the madness and exile of one of the most celebrated mythical figures; and The Phoenician Women, translated by Peter Burian and Brian Swamm, a disturbing interpretation of the fate of the House of Laios following the tragic fall of Oedipus. These three tragedies were originally available as single volumes. This volume retains the informative introductions and explanatory notes of the original editions and adds a single combined glossary and Greek line numbers.
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Author:
Euripides
Euripides, the youngest of the three great Athenian playwrights, is thought to have written about ninety-two plays, of which seventeen tragedies and one satyr-play have survived.
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