Euripides II: The Cyclops and Heracles, Iphigenia in Tauris, Helen (The Complete Greek Tragedies) (Vol 4) [Paperback]

Euripides (Author), David Grene (Editor), Richmond Lattimore (Editor, Introduction), William Arrowsmith (Translator, Introduction), Witter Bynner (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2002

In nine paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer the most comprehensive selection of the Greek tragedies available in English. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been the preferred choice of over three million readers for personal libraries and individual study as well as for classroom use.

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About the Author

Richmond Lattimore (1906–1984) was a poet, translator, and longtime professor of Greek at Bryn Mawr College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; 1 edition (April 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226307816
• ISBN-13: 978-0226307817
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of the Grene/Lattimore 'Euripides II', June 14, 2009

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Ryan S. Mease "scott.godwin" (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Euripides II: The Cyclops and Heracles, Iphigenia in Tauris, Helen (The Complete Greek Tragedies) (Vol 4) (Paperback)

As usual, I have little more to say than to praise the quality of the translation, and lament the lack of footnotes within this volume of the Lattimore/Grene collection. One thing I'll add the the "untraditional" sense of this volume. It opens with the only extant satyr-play, and closes with two very similar plays that present Euripides alternative visions of the Trojan War.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars reading euripides in 2008, December 16, 2008

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This review is from: Euripides II: The Cyclops and Heracles, Iphigenia in Tauris, Helen (The Complete Greek Tragedies) (Vol 4) (Paperback)

I've been participating in a bok group that is spending the entire year reading plays by Euripides and it has been a revelation. This volume is ably translated, although it makes sense to check other translations if you wish to engage deeply with the meaning of the text. I had not read this literature since college and am relishing the experience.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars rare translation, May 15, 2000

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TammyJo Eckhart "TammyJo Eckhart" (Bloomington, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Euripides II: The Cyclops and Heracles, Iphigenia in Tauris, Helen (The Complete Greek Tragedies) (Vol 4) (Paperback)

This edition of the Euripides plays contains the rarely read "Cyclops", not a great play but important nevertheless to a complete understanding of Euripides or Greek drama in my opinion. Just as the other translations in this series is rather conservative, so too is this edition. A good, reasonably priced version for undergraduate classes.