About this title: In power, passion, and the brilliant display of moral conflict, the drama of ancient Greece remains unsurpassed. For this volume, Professor Hadas chose nine plays which display the diversity and grandeur of tragedy, and the critical and satiric genius of comedy, in outstanding translations of the past and present. His introduction explores the ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Classic, New York
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780553212211ISBN:0553212214
Description: Good. Crease in spine. Small tear at bottom of spine. 337 p. Introduction by Moses Hadas. Includes essay, "The Legacy of Greece, " by John Gassner. Works included: Agamemnon, Summary of Choephoroe, Eumenides; Antigone, Oedipus the King, Summary of Oedipus at Colonus, Philoctetes; Medea, Hippolytus, Trojan Women; Frogs. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Classic & Loveswept, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1965
ISBN-13:9780553212211ISBN:0553212214
Description: Good. Light edge wear to soft cover. One fold line to spine form reading. Light hint of page tanning from age. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1965
Description: Fair. 12mo. {002739} Greek Drama edited by Moses Hadas. Published by Bantam Books in 1965. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK 12mo Philosophy 337pp. {Book Condition} FAIR {Book Condition Details} Binding: slightly frayed ends, Cover: scuffing, soiled, edge wear, soiling, short tear(s), heavy creasing on Spine, short tear(s) on Spine, creasing, scuffing, End Papers: front free endpaper soled, tanning on front paste down, Text: tanning, soiled page edge(s), creasing, water stained, occasional pen writing. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780553212211ISBN:0553212214
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
"This was an opportunity for me to read some of the classic stories in their original (if translated) forms. Oedipus, Medea, and the Oresteia were particularly interesting in terms of their lasting impact on "Western" culture and literary traditions. I enjoyed the plays of Euripides the most in this volume, as he clearly represents the Greek capacity for self-examination and critical thinking.
I found myself questioning some of the translator and editor's decisions, particularly in the case of Aristophanes, where the prose is rendered as rhyming doggerel. I have to give some credit to his choices, since "The Frogs," is a comedy and I'll admit I laughed out loud a few times, but I found myself wondering at times what meaning was being lost in order to preserve humor, rhyme, and meter. I also found the Oresteia to be deadly dull, even if it is an important literary work. It's hard to know if this was a result of the translation or if it would be so otherwise."
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