{"product_id":"four-tragedies-electra-philoctetes-ajax-the-women-of-trachis-ajax-women-of-trachis-electra-philoctetes-9780872207639","title":"Four Tragedies Electra Philoctetes Ajax The Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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":48884889551191,"sku":"9780872207639","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780872207639.jpg?v=1722533924","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/four-tragedies-electra-philoctetes-ajax-the-women-of-trachis-ajax-women-of-trachis-electra-philoctetes-9780872207639","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}