{"product_id":"the-complete-euripides-volume-iii-hippolytos-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"The Complete Euripides: Volume III: Hippolytos and Other Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Burian\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlan Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased 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 offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Collected here for the first time in the series are four major works by Euripides all set in Athens: \u003cem\u003eHippoltos\u003c\/em\u003e, translated by Robert Bagg, a dramatic interpretation of the tragedy of Phaidra; \u003cem\u003eSuppliant Women\u003c\/em\u003e, translated by Rosanna Warren and Steven Scully, a powerful examination of the human psyche; \u003cem\u003eIon\u003c\/em\u003e, translated by W. S. Di Piero and Peter Burian, a complex enactment of the changing relations between the human and divine orders; and \u003cem\u003eThe Children of Herakles\u003c\/em\u003e, translated by Henry Taylor and Robert A. Brooks, a descriptive tale of the descendants of Herakles and their journey home. These four tragedies were originally avialble as single volumes. This volume retains the informative introductions and explanatory notes of the original editions and adds a single combines glossary and Greek line numbers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Greek Tragedy in New Translation series is edited by Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Burian\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Classical \u0026amp; Comparative Literatures, and Theater Studies, Duke University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Shapiro\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English and Creative Writing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the winner of the prestigious Lila Wallace Reader's Digest award for 1992-1995. He is the author of several poetry collections, including \u003cem\u003eTantalus in Love\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSong and Dance\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Alive and Busy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 382\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45256691712102,"sku":"9780195388770","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TC9uN2hKZ0Y2REtRTU1XcjYrdHRWUT09.webp?v=1773741023","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-complete-euripides-volume-iii-hippolytos-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}