The Children of Herakles
One of the shortest plays in Greek drama, The Children of Herakles offers enough action for two or three plays of normal length. But this very richness and complexity have made the play elusive, subject to dismissive readings, and extraordinarily difficult to translate; in consequence, it hassuffered from neglect over the ages. This vibrant new translation makes clear that The Children of Herakles is actually a wonderfully well-crafted work of art, a play offering a wealth of rewards to the modern reader. It is a play about war and the effects of war within the state. Herakles, the legendary hero cursed from birth, was never permitted a trium…
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Weitere Autoren: Taylor, Henry (Übers.) / Brooks, Robert A. (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-19-507288-4
- EAN: 9780195072884
- Produktnummer: 22684074
- Verlag: Oxford Academic
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
- Seitenangabe: 112 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D0.7 cm 144 g
- Gewicht: 144
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About the Translators: Henry Taylor is a poet and Professor of Literature at the American University in Washington, D.C. The late Robert A. Brooks was a poet and author of the critical study Ennius and Roman Tragedy. He was also translator of Persius' satires.
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