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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786249703321

Autore

Sophocles

Titolo

Introductions and translations to the plays of Sophocles and Euripides [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 1 / / introduced and translated by Harry Love

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006

ISBN

1-4438-4661-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Euripides

LoveHarry <1945->

Disciplina

882.0108

Soggetti

Greek drama (Tragedy) - Translations into English

Greek drama - Modern presentation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; INTRODUCTION: OEDIPUS THE KING; SOPHOCLES' OEDIPUS THE KING; INTRODUCTION: OEDIPUS AT COLONUS; SOPHOCLES' OEDIPUS AT COLONUS; INTRODUCTION: ANTIGONE; SOPHOCLES' ANTIGONE; APPENDIX: SOPHOCLES

Sommario/riassunto

The two volumes of essays and translations of the tragedies of Sophocles and Euripides are the accumulation of some twelve years' of producing ancient plays for contemporary audiences and actors. The play-texts themselves, therefore, are intended to be accessible and speakable, in the first instance, and to convey as much of the flavour of the original Greek as any translation is able. They are there to be used. The style, though personal to a degree, is an attempt to maintain the tone and t...