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This rather experimental work attempts to translate classics into the modern American language - not just the concrete meaning of the words, but the abstract meaning as well, which is always derived from the entirety of the particular culture. As such, these translations are a monumental undertaking in making ancient Greeks speak to us directly, without the traditional...
Published on August 31, 2008 by Alexander Prikhojan
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hmmm.
These stroies are worth reading,but the translations in this book are fairly bland. In fact, the translation for Ajax is pretty bad. I don't think I've ever seen the word twinkie used in a Greek trajedy before. I would recomend picking up other versions of these plays.
Published on February 16, 2000 by arye orona
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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hmmm.,
This review is from: Sophocles, 1 : Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes (Penn Greek Drama Series) (Paperback)
These stroies are worth reading,but the translations in this book are fairly bland. In fact, the translation for Ajax is pretty bad. I don't think I've ever seen the word twinkie used in a Greek trajedy before. I would recomend picking up other versions of these plays.
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This review is from: Sophocles, 1 : Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes (Penn Greek Drama Series) (Paperback)
This rather experimental work attempts to translate classics into the modern American language - not just the concrete meaning of the words, but the abstract meaning as well, which is always derived from the entirety of the particular culture. As such, these translations are a monumental undertaking in making ancient Greeks speak to us directly, without the traditional use of modern rhyming or artificial pseudo-archaic English as most of the available translations employ. I would consider it a big success and recommend the entire series to anyone truly interested in ancient culture. However, for those who can't care less about antiquity, this is just a marvelous easy reading.
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Sophocles, 1 : Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes (Penn Greek Drama Series) by Brendan Galvin (Paperback - May 1, 1998)
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