{"product_id":"four-tragedies-9780872207646","title":"Four Tragedies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeineck and Woodruff''s new annotated translations of Sophocles'' \u003ci\u003eAjax\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen of Trachis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectra\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePhiloctetes\u003c\/i\u003e combine the same standards of accuracy, concision, clarity, and powerful speech that have so often made their \u003ci\u003eTheban Plays\u003c\/i\u003e a source of epiphany in the classroom and of understanding in the theatre.  Woodruff''s Introduction offers a brisk and stimulating discussion of central themes in Sophoclean drama, the life of the playwright, staging issues, and each of the four featured plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these new translations Meineck and Woodruff have struck a near-ideal balance between accuracy and readability, formality and colloquialism.  Their versions are simply a pleasure to read, conveying with remarkable vividness the powerful characterizations and poetic variety of the originals.  The addition of succinct but illuminating notes makes this an exemplary volume for anyone interested in Sophocles' dramatic art. --Andrew Szegedy-Maszak, Department of Classics, Wesleyan University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]his sequel to the same pair's well-received translation of the Theban plays hits an appropriate mean . . . a text that I could happily adopt for teaching. --Malcolm Heath in \u003ci\u003eGreece and Rome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; Notes on the Translations; Map: Sophoclean geography; House of Pelops Family Tree; Ajax; Women of Trachis; Electra; Philoctetes; Endnotes.","brand":"Hackett Publishing Co, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884889354583,"sku":"9780872207646","price":32.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780872207646.jpg?v=1722533922","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/four-tragedies-9780872207646","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}