Antigone, 9780195061673
Paperback
A classic clash of wills, in lean verse, revealing true heroes.

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  • Paperback

    126 pages

  • Release Date

    10 April 2008

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Summary

Antigone: A Timeless Tragedy Reimagined

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate 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. The series seeks to recover the entire extant corpus of Greek tragedy, quite as though the ancient tragedians…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780195061673
ISBN-10:0195061675
Series:Greek Tragedy in New Translations (Paperback)
Author:Sophocles
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:126
Release Date:10 April 2008
Weight:204g
Dimensions:7mm x 141mm x 202mm
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Critics Review

The translation, introduction, notes, appendix, and glossary should attract the intelligent reader. The translation itself is accurate and of high quality. * Patricia P. Watsen, University of South Carolina * The transaltion is very readable….Notes are very helpful. * Brad Wright, Cornell University * While every reader may have a favorite translation that does this or that differently, these are finely modulated to seem neither foolishly colloquial nor irritatingly archaic. The great delight of this series, for me, are the first-rate brief introductions, the practical and wise notes, the enormously useful classical glossary. This series is likely to be a standard for years to come. * Kliatt Young Adult Paperback Guide * Praise for the series: Braun’s translation is as steely as the Greek and his introduction cuts through to the heart of the play. * J.P. Sullivan, University of California, Santa Barbara * An exceptionally compelling translation that captures the feel of the original. The introduction and the end material add several useful dimensions. Highly recommended! * George Perreault, Gonzaga University *

About The Author

Sophocles

Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek, Oxford, Hugh Lloyd-Jones was knighted in 1989.

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