{"product_id":"the-greek-tragedies-by-aeschylus-9780226844695","title":"The Greek Tragedies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChicago's renowned translations of the greatest surviving plays of ancient Greece, collected into a single volume.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn from the authoritative third editions of David Grene and Richmond Lattimore's collections of the complete Greek tragedies, expertly updated by Mark Griffith and Glenn W. Most, this collection brings together seventeen of the greatest surviving plays of ancient Greece. Combining accuracy, poetic immediacy, and clarity of presentation, the masterpieces of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides have been rendered so compellingly in English that they remain the definitive translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach text has been carefully updated to bring it even closer to the ancient Greek original while retaining the vibrancy for which Chicago's versions are famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside the plays, this edition includes an introduction to the life and work of each tragedian; an introduction to each play offering essential information about its first production, plot, and reception through the centuries; and notes addressing textual uncertainties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing lively translations by eminent classicists and authors including Anne Carson, Robert Fitzgerald, David Grene, Richmond Lattimore, Oliver Taplin, Emily Townsend Vermeule, and Elizabeth Wyckoff, \u003cem\u003eThe Greek Tragedies\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable anthology for any reader of the foundational works of Western drama, art, and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871531684076,"sku":"9780226844695","price":64.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20675233482268.jpg?v=1759883380","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-greek-tragedies-by-aeschylus-9780226844695","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}