Alcestis - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Euripides, William ArrowsmithSeries:Greek Tragedy in New TranslationsPublish date:1990-02-01Pages:142
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195061666ISBN-10:195061667UPC:9780195061666Book Category:Drama, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Ancient and ClassicalSize:8.03 x 5.41 x 0.29 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SCGTYXSXZM
Alcestis
A translation and interpretation of one of Euripides' plays, this version reveals the formal beauty and thematic concentration of the Alcestis. The late William Arrowsmith presents the play as a drama of human existence with recognizably human characters who also represent masked embodiments of human conditions.
Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195061666ISBN-10:195061667UPC:9780195061666Book Category:Drama, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Ancient and ClassicalSize:8.03 x 5.41 x 0.29 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SCGTYXSXZM
William Arrowsmith, General Editor of this series, is University Professor and Professor of Classics at Boston University. A world-renowned translator, he has translated numerous works, including the Orestes, Bacchae, Cyclops, Heracles, and Hecuba of Euripides; the Birds and Clouds of Aristophanes; the Satyricon of Petronius; as well as works from Italian, French, and German. He was a founding...
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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