2013, ISBN: 9781421411385

There are seven surviving tragedies by Sophocles. Three of them form the Theban Plays, which recount the story of Thebes during and after the reign of Oedipus. Here, David Slavitt transla… Plus…

There are seven surviving tragedies by Sophocles. Three of them form the Theban Plays, which recount the story of Thebes during and after the reign of Oedipus. Here, David Slavitt translates the remaining tragedies?the ''other four plays:'' Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, and Philoctetes. Punchy and entertaining, Slavitt reads Athena's opening line in Ajax as: ''I've got my eye on you, Odysseus. Always.'' By simplifying the Greek and making obscure designations more accessible?specifying the character Athena in place of ''aegis-wearing goddess,'' for example?his translations are highly performable. The Other Four Plays of Sophocles will help students discover underlying thematic connections across plays as well. Praise for David R. Slavitt ''Slavitt's translation is... lively and sometimes witty.''?Times Literary Supplement, reviewing Slavitt's translation of Seneca ''The best version of Ovid's Metamorphoses available in English today... It is readable, alive, at times slangy, and actually catches Ovid's tone.''?Philadelphia Inquirer, reviewing Slavitt's translation of The Metamorphoses of Ovid ''Slavitt's ability is clearly in evidence... These translations are rendered in lucid, contemporary English, bringing before us the atrocities, horrors, and grotesqueries of Imperial Rome.''?Classical Outlook, reviewing Slavitt's translation of Seneca ''Excellent translations that suit the ear and strengthen the feeble spirit of the time... One will do well to read these hymns, these poems, and find nourishment in them in Slavitt's translations.''?Anglican Theological Review, reviewing Slavitt's translation of Hymns of Prudentius, There are seven surviving tragedies by Sophocles. Three of them form the Theban Plays, which recount the story of Thebes during and after the reign of Oedipus. Here, David Slavitt translates the remaining tragedies?the ''other four plays:'' Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, and Philoctetes.Punchy and entertaining, Slavitt reads Athena's opening line in Ajax as: ''I've got my eye on you, Odysseus. Always.'' By simplifying the Greek and making obscure designations more accessible?specifying the character Athena in place of ''aegis-wearing goddess,'' for example?his translations are highly performable. The Other Four Plays of Sophocles will help students discover underlying thematic connections across plays as well.Praise for David R. Slavitt''Slavitt's translation is... lively and sometimes witty.''?Times Literary Supplement, reviewing Slavitt's translation of Seneca''The best version of Ovid's Metamorphoses available in English today... It is readable, alive, at times slangy, and actually catches Ovid's tone.''?Philadelphia Inquirer, reviewing Slavitt's translation of The Metamorphoses of Ovid''Slavitt's ability is clearly in evidence... These translations are rendered in lucid, contemporary English, bringing before us the atrocities, horrors, and grotesqueries of Imperial Rome.''?Classical Outlook, reviewing Slavitt's translation of Seneca''Excellent translations that suit the ear and strengthen the feeble spirit of the time... One will do well to read these hymns, these poems, and find nourishment in them in Slavitt's translations.''?Anglican Theological Review, reviewing Slavitt's translation of Hymns of Prudentius Inhoud: Taal: Engels; Bindwijze: E-book; Verschijningsdatum: december 2013; Ebook formaat: Adobe ePub; Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen: Auteur: Sophocles; Uitgever: Johns Hopkins University Press; Vertaling: Vertaald door: David R. Slavitt; Lees mogelijkheden: Lees dit ebook op: Android (smartphone en tablet) | Kobo e-reader | Desktop (Mac en Windows) | iOS (smartphone en tablet) | Windows (smartphone en tablet) | Overige e-reader; Ebook formaat: Adobe ePub; EAN:, Engels | E-book | 9781421411385, Boeken, Poëzie, Bloemlezingen & Letterkunde, Literatuurwetenschap, Klassiek & Middeleeuws, Johns Hopkins University Press<

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Famed translator David Slavitt lends his distinctly contemporary voice to four lesser-known plays of Sophocles.There are seven surviving tragedies by Sophocles. Three of them form the The… Plus…

Famed translator David Slavitt lends his distinctly contemporary voice to four lesser-known plays of Sophocles.There are seven surviving tragedies by Sophocles. Three of them form the Theban Plays, which recount the story of Thebes during and after the reign of Oedipus. Here, David Slavitt translates the remaining tragedies—the other four plays: Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, and Philoctetes.Punchy and entertaining, Slavitt reads Athena's opening line in Ajax as: I’ve got my eye on you, Odysseus. Always. By simplifying the Greek and making obscure designations more accessible—specifying the character Athena in place of “aegis-wearing goddess,” for example—his translations are highly performable. The Other Four Plays of Sophocles will help students discover underlying thematic connections across plays as well.Praise for David R. SlavittSlavitt's translation is . . . lively and sometimes witty.—Times Literary Supplement, reviewing Slavitt's translation of SenecaThe best version of Ovid's Metamorphoses available in English today . . . It is readable, alive, at times slangy, and actually catches Ovid's tone.—Philadelphia Inquirer, reviewing Slavitt's translation of The Metamorphoses of OvidSlavitt's ability is clearly in evidence . . . These translations are rendered in lucid, contemporary English, bringing before us the atrocities, horrors, and grotesqueries of Imperial Rome.—Classical Outlook, reviewing Slavitt's translation of SenecaExcellent translations that suit the ear and strengthen the feeble spirit of the time . . . One will do well to read these hymns, these poems, and find nourishment in them in Slavitt's translations.—Anglican Theological Review, reviewing Slavitt’s translation of Hymns of Prudentius Digital Content>E-books>Classics>Lit Studies>Lit Theory & Criticism, Johns Hopkins University Press Digital >16<

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There are seven surviving tragedies by Sophocles. Three of them form the Theban Plays, which recount the story of Thebes during and after the reign of Oedipus. Here, David Slavitt transla… Plus…

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ISBN: 9781421411385

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