{"product_id":"hecuba-9780195068740","title":"Hecuba","description":"Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, \u003cem\u003eThe Greek Tragedy in New Translation\u003c\/em\u003e series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays. If the line from a lost play, There is no greater god than necessity, were all that survived of Euripides, we would have his signature. No other artist or thinker has ever dramatized with such relentless concentration the pervasiveness of necessity's power--the terrible force by which it shapes and destroys human character--and in no other play is this theme made more manifest than in \u003cem\u003eHecuba\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIn this new edition of \u003cem\u003eHecuba\u003c\/em\u003e, a poet and a classical scholar have collaborated to produce a striking version of a play central to Euripides' dramatic vision. The translators have focused their attention on tonal texture, ranging from grief-stricken monodies and duets to lyrical choral verse, as well as on the problems created by political and forensic rhetoric. The result is a subtle and highly evocative translation of the unjustifiable sacrifice of Hecuba's daughter, Poyxena, and the consequent destruction of Hecuba's character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Euripides\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.36w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195068740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet Lembke\u003c\/strong\u003e, a poet, is the author of \u003cem\u003eBronze and Iron\u003c\/em\u003e, and is co-translator of \u003cem\u003eSuppliant Women\u003c\/em\u003e, also in \u003cem\u003eThe Greek Tragedy in New Translation\u003c\/em\u003e series. \u003cem\u003eKenneth J. Reckford\u003c\/em\u003e is Professor of Classics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is author of \u003cem\u003eAristophanes' Old-and-New Comedy: Six\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eEssays in Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe late \u003cem\u003eBWilliam Arrowsmith\u003c\/em\u003e was University Professor and Professor of Classics at Boston University, and was the celebrated translator of numerous works for the Greek and Latin. \u003cstrong\u003eHerbert Golder\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Classics at Boston University. He is editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eArion\u003c\/em\u003e, a journal of the humanities and classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40538715979891,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":26.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0fc15440-6efa-43f6-84e5-c1ae163496b9.jpg?v=1666703314","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/hecuba-9780195068740","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}