The Trojan Women
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2009
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-517910-1 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-517910-1 (ISBN)
A new translation of a long-neglected Greek drama that has become increasingly popular in classrooms and on the stage. The two editors, Alan Shapiro and Peter Burian, a poet and classicist, collaborated previously on The Oresteia. This is the final volume of the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series.
The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal meaning in order to evoke the poetic intensity and rich metaphorical texture of the Greek language.
The Trojan Women describes with unparalleled intensity the horrific brutality that both women and children undergo at the end of the Trojan War, but in the end it is a play that insists on the victory of spirit amid the horrors created by gods and men. Poet and English professor Alan Shapiro, together with noted Greek scholar, translator, and Classics professor Peter Burian, bring into their own words the Aeschylean vision of a world fraught with spiritual and political tensions, disordered by an irrational war.
The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal meaning in order to evoke the poetic intensity and rich metaphorical texture of the Greek language.
The Trojan Women describes with unparalleled intensity the horrific brutality that both women and children undergo at the end of the Trojan War, but in the end it is a play that insists on the victory of spirit amid the horrors created by gods and men. Poet and English professor Alan Shapiro, together with noted Greek scholar, translator, and Classics professor Peter Burian, bring into their own words the Aeschylean vision of a world fraught with spiritual and political tensions, disordered by an irrational war.
Alan Shapiro is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He is the author of seven books of poetry, and the recipient of several awards and honors. Peter Burian is Chair of Classical Studies and Professor of Theater Studies at Duke University. His publications include numerous essays on fifth-century BCE playwrights and translations from Aeschylus and Euripides.
Introduction
On the Translation
Trojan Women
Notes on the Text
Glossary
For Further Reading
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.3.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Greek Tragedy in New Translations |
| Übersetzer | Alan Shapiro |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 136 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-517910-2 / 0195179102 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-517910-1 / 9780195179101 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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