Bibliograph

The Oresteia, edited by Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro

Type

Label

The Oresteia, edited by Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

The Oresteia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

610867486

Responsibility statement

edited by Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro

Series statement

Greek tragedy in new translationsThe complete Aeschylus, volume 1

Summary

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals

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