{"product_id":"lysistrata-a-new-verse-translation-9780299329846","title":"Lysistrata  A New Verse Translation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAristophanes was born c. 450 BCE. Today forty-three of his plays are known by title; eleven survive. The most famous of these is the whimsical fantasy \u003cem\u003eLysistrata\u003c\/em\u003e. The play is by turns raucous, bawdy, frantic, and funny. David Mulroy's exciting new translation retains the original's verse format, racy jokes, and vibrancy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMulroy has produced a clear, accessible, poetic version and as such offers a good alternative to current prose translations and freer verse translations.\"\" - Robert Littman, translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Theban Plays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"[\u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e] could well become the standard text for students of classics in English, as pre-reading for those attempting the difficult Greek, and possibly as an acting version. . . . It is the best this reviewer has come across.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eClassics for All\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"The sheer elegance and beauty of Mulroy's verses [of \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e] deserve the highest praise.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eEx Class \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\"A great work of world literature has at last become a great poem in English. Mulroy's translation [of \u003ci\u003eOedipus Rex\u003c\/i\u003e] is far superior to other available English verse translations.\"\" - Robert J. Rabel","brand":"MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036937027927,"sku":"9780299329846","price":12.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780299329846.jpg?v=1750933103","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lysistrata-a-new-verse-translation-9780299329846","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}