Euripides, 2
Hippolytus, Suppliant Women, Helen, Electra, Cyclops
Published on 1. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
374 pages
978-0-8122-1629-5 (ISBN)
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 Richard Moore (Hippolytus), John Frederick Nims (Suppliant Women), Rachel Hadas (Helen), Elizabeth Seydel Morgan (Electra), and Palmer Bovie (Cyclops).
This volume includes translations by Richard Moore (Hippolytus), John Frederick Nims (Suppliant Women), Rachel Hadas (Helen), Elizabeth Seydel Morgan (Electra), and Palmer Bovie (Cyclops).
Reviews / Votes
"Here Euripides stands, in vigorous English versions that fully do him justice. The most modern of the Greek tragedians has found a compelling modern form."-Robert Fagles"A boon for classicists and general readers alike. For the reader who comes to tragedy for the first time, these translations are eminently 'accessible.'. . . For the classicist, these versions constitute an ambitious reinterpretation of traditional masterpieces."-Boston Book Review
"Directness, vivid imagery, and rhetorical music prevail in different cadences."-San Francisco Chronicle
"Don't look for the wild and woolly-these were put together by wordsmiths. . . . But they are a far cry from some of the stodgier translations."-Washington Post
"The 12-volume set will offer readers new verse translations of the complete surviving tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, as well as the surviving comedies of Aristophanes and Menander. The complete line of Greek theater classics has not been offered to readers since 1938."-Publishers Weekly
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Pennsylvania
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
517 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8122-1629-5 (9780812216295)
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Content
Introduction by Palmer Bovie
Hippolytus
-Translated by Richard Moore
Suppliant Women
-Translated by John Frederick Nims
Helen
-Translated by Rachel Hadas
Electra
-Translated by Elizabeth Seydel Morgan
Cyclops
-Translated by Palmer Bovie
Pronouncing Glossary of Names
About the Translators
Hippolytus
-Translated by Richard Moore
Suppliant Women
-Translated by John Frederick Nims
Helen
-Translated by Rachel Hadas
Electra
-Translated by Elizabeth Seydel Morgan
Cyclops
-Translated by Palmer Bovie
Pronouncing Glossary of Names
About the Translators