The Phoenician Women (Greek Tragedy in New Translations) - Softcover

Euripides; Burian, Peter; Swann, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195077083 ISBN 13: 9780195077087

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

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.

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From the Back Cover:

Peter Burian and Brian Swann recreate Euripides' The Phoenician Women which explores, with all its deeply disturbing ironies, the fateful history of the House of Laios following the tragic fall of Oedipus, King of Thebes. Their lively translation of this controversial play reveals the cohesion and taut organization of a complex dramatic work.

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About the Translators:
Peter Burian is Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University. Brian Swann, a poet, is Associate Professor of English at The Cooper Union in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0195077083
• ISBN 13: 9780195077087
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112