Peter Burian and Brian Swann re-create Euripides' The Phoenician Women, a controversial play about the fateful history of the house of Laios following the tragic fall of Oedipus, King of Thebes. Adding to the impressive Greek Tragedy in New Translations series, this translation displays the cohesion and rigid organization of this complex and much debated play. Through use of dramatic, fast-paced poetry, this version captures the original spirit of Euripides' focus on classic repercussions of fate, interspersed with the everpresent power of will. The edition is accompanied by critical introductions, expositions of translators' principles, stage directions, a glossary of mythical Greek terms, and commentary on difficult passages.
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"This translation is clear and conveys well the sense of the original Greek. The introduction and notes should enable the Greekless reader to gan some appreciation of the original context in which these dramas were produced."--Patricia P. Matsen, University of South Carolina
"Well edited, priced right."--Edna L. Steeves, University of Rhode Island
"Well edited, priced right."--Edna L. Steeves, University of Rhode Island
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The folly of war: will Athens listen?,
By R. D. Allison (dallison@biochem.med.ufl.edu) (Gainesville, Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Phoenician Women (Greek Tragedy in New Translations) (Paperback)
This play by Euripides is another version of the story of the conflict between the two sons of Oedipus, Eteocles and Polyneices. It has an unusual title in that the Phoenician women are the chorus, observers of the battle between Thebes under Eteocles and the Argive army assembled by Polyneices and his father-in-law, the King of Argos. Once again, Euripides is showing Athens the folly of war.
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