The Penn Greek Drama Series presents original literary translations of the entire corpus of classical Greek drama: tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays. It is the only contemporary series of all the surviving work of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander.
This volume includes translations by Richard Moore (Hippolytus), John Frederick Nims (Suppliant Women), Rachel Hadas (Helen), Elizabeth Seydel Morgan (Electra), and Palmer Bovie (Cyclops).
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"Here Euripides stands, in vigorous English versions that fully do him justice. The most modern of the Greek tragedians has found a compelling modern form."—Robert Fagles
"A boon for classicists and general readers alike. For the reader who comes to tragedy for the first time, these translations are eminently 'accessible.'. . . For the classicist, these versions constitute an ambitious reinterpretation of traditional masterpieces."—Boston Book Review
"Directness, vivid imagery, and rhetorical music prevail in different cadences."—San Francisco Chronicle
"Don't look for the wild and woolly—these were put together by wordsmiths. . . . But they are a far cry from some of the stodgier translations."—Washington Post
"The 12-volume set will offer readers new verse translations of the complete surviving tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, as well as the surviving comedies of Aristophanes and Menander. The complete line of Greek theater classics has not been offered to readers since 1938."—Publishers Weekly
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A word is due about my interpretation of Hippolytus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Suppliant Women, Oxford University Press, David Slavitt, Euripidean Drama, Ole Etna New!
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A word is due about my interpretation of Hippolytus. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
satyr play Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Suppliant Women, Oxford University Press, David Slavitt, Euripidean Drama, Ole Etna New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Suppliant Women (Greek Tragedy in New Translations) by Euripides on 4 pages
- The Iphigenia in Tauris by Euripides in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Greek Tragedy (Drama Classics) by Sophocles Sophocles on page 71, and page 231
- Greek Tragedy by H. D. F. Kitto on page 71
- Greek Plays in Modern Translation by Dudley Fitts on page 3
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