| Euripides, 3: Alcestis, Daughters of Troy, the Phoenician Women, Iphigenia at Aulis, Rhesus Contributor(s): Slavitt, David R. (Editor), Bovie, Palmer (Editor), Chappell, Fred (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0812216504 ISBN-13: 9780812216509 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: What man would murder his daughter to launch a fleet, or give his wife to Death in his own stead? These tragedies are filled with dramatic conflicts realistically portrayed. The Penn Greek Drama Series presents original literary translations of classical Greek drama. The aim of the series is to make both the works and their interpretations accessible to the reading public. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| LCCN: 97-28892 |
| Series: Penn Greek Drama |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.53" W x 8.51" (1.16 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Penn Greek Drama Series presents original literary translations of the entire corpus of classical Greek drama: tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays. It is the only contemporary series of all the surviving work of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander. This volume includes translations by Fred Chappell (Alcestis), Mark Rudman and Katharine Washburn (Daughters of Troy), Richard Elman (The Phoenician Women), Elaine Terranova (Iphigenia at Aulis), and George Economou (Rhesus). |