The Complete Plays of Sophocles

A New Translation

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Sophocles

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Award-winningpoet-playwrights Robert Bagg and James Scully presenta gripping new translation of Western literature's earliest treasures in TheComplete Plays of Sophocles. In the tradition of Robert Fagles'bestselling translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey, andretaining the textual authenticity of Richmond Lattimore'sAeschylus, Bagg and Scully render Sophocles' dramasaccessible and exciting for the modern reader. Students new to Athenian drama,readers of classical literature, and anyone wishing to kindle anew theirpassion for Greek tragedy will find no more captivating entrance to thesemilestones of world literature than in Bagg andScully's The Complete Plays of Sophocles.

Author Biography:

Translator Robert Bagg is the author of five books of poetry, including Madonna of the Cello, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. His translations of Euripides and Sophocles have been staged in 60 productions worldwide. His projects have been supported by Prix de Rome, Guggenheim, Rockefeller, NEA, and NEH fellowships.

Release date NZ

August 20th, 2011

Author

Sophocles

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

880

Dimensions

135x203x36

ISBN-13

9780062020345

Product ID

10430891

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