Description
Book SynopsisA translation and interpretation of one of Euripides' plays, this version reveals the formal beauty and thematic concentration of the Alcestis. The late William Arrowsmith presents the play as a drama of human existence with recognizably human characters who also represent masked embodiments of human conditions.
Trade Review"The thoughtful introduction and notes will attract the intelligent reader. The translation itself is accurate and of high Literary quality."--Patricia P. Matsen, University of South Carolina
"A fine translation with very useful introduction, notes, and glossary."--Diane Arnson Svarlien, Georgetown College
"Translations should be readable poetry in their own right. DiPiero succeeds and is honest about how he does it."--Haydn Lewis Gilmore, Marywood College
"I like this edition better than the Chicago translation."--Nancy Evans, Smith College
