1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812187203321

Autore

Euripides

Titolo

Cyclops [[electronic resource] /] / Euripides ; translated by Heather McHugh with introduction and notes by David Konstan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-19-770447-6

0-19-028661-X

1-280-83520-6

0-19-803265-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (88 p.)

Collana

The Greek tragedy in new translations

Altri autori (Persone)

KonstanDavid

McHughHeather <1948->

Disciplina

882/.01

Soggetti

Cyclopes (Greek mythology)

Greek drama (Satyr play)

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

Contents; Introduction; Translator's Foreword; Characters; Cyclops; Notes on the Text; Glossary;

Sommario/riassunto

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create 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. Under the general editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the play. Brimming with lusty comedy and