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Beschreibung
One of antiquity's greatest poets, Euripides (ca. 485-406 BCE) has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, surprising plot twists, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. Here, in the third volume of a new edition that is receiving much praise, are four of his plays.
"Suppliant Women" reflects on war and on the rule of law. Euripides' "Electra"--presenting the famous legend of a brother and sister who seek revenge on their mother for killing their father--is a portrayal interestingly different from that of Aeschylus or Sophocles. "Heracles" shows the malice of the gods--and mutual loyalty as the human response to divinely sent disaster. And the theme of the tragic unpredictability of life is developed in "Trojan Women."David Kovacs gives us a freshly edited Greek text and a new translation that, in the words of "Greece and Rome," is "close to the Greek and reads fluently and well."
One of antiquity's greatest poets, Euripides (ca. 485-406 BCE) has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, surprising plot twists, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. Here, in the third volume of a new edition that is receiving much praise, are four of his plays.
"Suppliant Women" reflects on war and on the rule of law. Euripides' "Electra"--presenting the famous legend of a brother and sister who seek revenge on their mother for killing their father--is a portrayal interestingly different from that of Aeschylus or Sophocles. "Heracles" shows the malice of the gods--and mutual loyalty as the human response to divinely sent disaster. And the theme of the tragic unpredictability of life is developed in "Trojan Women."David Kovacs gives us a freshly edited Greek text and a new translation that, in the words of "Greece and Rome," is "close to the Greek and reads fluently and well."
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Loeb Classical Library
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780674995666
ISBN-10: 067499566X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Euripides Euripides
David Kovacs
Redaktion: Kovacs, David
Übersetzung: Kovacs, David (Professor of Classics, University of Virginia, USA)
Auflage: Revised ed
Hersteller: Harvard University Press
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Abbildungen: none
Maße: 164 x 117 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Euripides Euripides (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.1998
Gewicht: 0,338 kg
Artikel-ID: 121212386