{"product_id":"the-complete-euripides-volume-ii-iphigenia-in-tauris-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"The Complete Euripides: Volume II: Iphigenia in Tauris and Other Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Burian\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlan Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the \u003cem\u003eGreek Tragedy in New Translations\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. The tragedies collected here were originally available as single volumes. This new collection retains the informative introductions and explanatory notes of the original editions, with Greek line numbers and a single combined glossary added for easy reference. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume collects Euripides' \u003cem\u003eElectra\u003c\/em\u003e, an exciting story of vengence that counterposes suspense and horror with comic realism; \u003cem\u003eOrestes\u003c\/em\u003e, the tragedy of a young man who kills his mother to avenge her murder of his father; \u003cem\u003eIphigenia in Tauris\u003c\/em\u003e, a delicately written and beautifully contrived Euripidean \"romance\"; and \u003cem\u003eIphigenia at Aulis\u003c\/em\u003e, a compelling look at the devastating consequence of \"man's inhumanity to man.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Burian\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Classical and Comparative Literatures, and Theater Studies, Duke University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Shapiro\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English and Creative Writing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A winner of the prestigious Lila Wallace Reader's Digest award 1992-95, he is the author of several poetry collections, including \u003cem\u003eTantalus in Love, Song and Dance, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Alive and Busy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403501793585,"sku":"9780195388695","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/Q2h6RjZJWXZVMHh5RloybUExcG9Mdz09.webp?v=1768918586","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/the-complete-euripides-volume-ii-iphigenia-in-tauris-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}