- Greek Tragedy in New Translations: The Phoenician Women (1992, Paperback, Revised) read online EPUB, DJV, PDF
9780195077087 0195077083 Here, Peter Burian and Brian Swann recreate Euripides' The PhoenicianWomen, a play about the fateful history of the House of Laios following thetragic fall of Oedipus, King of Thebes. Their lively translation of thiscontroversial play reveals the cohesion and taut organization of a complexdramatic work. Through the use of dramatic, fast-paced poetry--almost cinematicit its rapidity of tempo and metaphorical vividness--Burian and Swann capturethe original spirit of Euripides' drama about the deeply and disturbingly ironicconvergence of free will and fate. Presented with a critical introduction,stage directions, a glossary of mythical Greek names and terms, and a commentaryon difficult passages, this edition of The Phoenician Women makes acontroversial tragedy accessible to the modern reader., Peter Burian and Brian Swann re-create Euripides' The Phoenician Women, a controversial play about the fateful history of the house of Laios following the tragic fall of Oedipus, King of Thebes. Adding to the impressive Greek Tragedy in New Translations series, this translation displays the cohesion and rigid organization of this complex and much debated play. Through use of dramatic, fast-paced poetry, this version captures the original spirit of Euripides' focus on classic repercussions of fate, interspersed with the everpresent power of will. The edition is accompanied by critical introductions, expositions of translators' principles, stage directions, a glossary of mythical Greek terms, and commentary on difficult passages.
9780195077087 0195077083 Here, Peter Burian and Brian Swann recreate Euripides' The PhoenicianWomen, a play about the fateful history of the House of Laios following thetragic fall of Oedipus, King of Thebes. Their lively translation of thiscontroversial play reveals the cohesion and taut organization of a complexdramatic work. Through the use of dramatic, fast-paced poetry--almost cinematicit its rapidity of tempo and metaphorical vividness--Burian and Swann capturethe original spirit of Euripides' drama about the deeply and disturbingly ironicconvergence of free will and fate. Presented with a critical introduction,stage directions, a glossary of mythical Greek names and terms, and a commentaryon difficult passages, this edition of The Phoenician Women makes acontroversial tragedy accessible to the modern reader., Peter Burian and Brian Swann re-create Euripides' The Phoenician Women, a controversial play about the fateful history of the house of Laios following the tragic fall of Oedipus, King of Thebes. Adding to the impressive Greek Tragedy in New Translations series, this translation displays the cohesion and rigid organization of this complex and much debated play. Through use of dramatic, fast-paced poetry, this version captures the original spirit of Euripides' focus on classic repercussions of fate, interspersed with the everpresent power of will. The edition is accompanied by critical introductions, expositions of translators' principles, stage directions, a glossary of mythical Greek terms, and commentary on difficult passages.