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Anne Carson has published translations of the ancient Greek poets Sappho, Simonides, Aiskhylos, Sophokles and Euripides. Antigonick is her seminal work. Sophokles' luminous and disturbing tragedy is here given an entirely fresh language and presentation. This paperback edition includes a new preface by the author, "Dear Antigone.", Hegel writes in his Aesthetics "The Antigone is one of the most sublime and in every respect most excellent works of art of all time." Simone Weil writes in a notebook: "Great literary works: veils drawn in front of truth, but transparent veils. Electra. Antigone. Antigone also doubts ..." Here is Sophokles' sublime tragedy, unveiled in ecstatic English -- at once playful and serious -- and freshly penned in Anne Carson's rendition. Chorus: But of course there is hope look here comes hope wandering in to tickle your feet, Hegel writes in his Aesthetics: "The Antigone is one of the most sublime and in every respect most excellent works of art of all time." Simone Weil writes in a notebook: "Great literary works: veils drawn in front of truth, but transparent veils. Electra. Antigone. Antigone also doubts ..." Here is Sophokles' sublime tragedy, unveiled in ecstatic English -- at once playful and serious -- and freshly penned in Anne Carson's rendition.Chorus: But of course there is hope look here comes hope wandering in to tickle your feet, With text blocks hand-inked on the page by Anne Carson and her collaborator Robert Currie, Antigonick features translucent vellum pages with stunning drawings by Bianca Stone that overlay the text. Anne Carson has published translations of the ancient Greek poets Sappho, Simonides, Aiskhylos, Sophokles and Euripides. Antigonick is her first attempt at making translation into a combined visual and textual experience. Sophokles luminous and disturbing tragedy is here given an entirely fresh language and presentation. Thoroughly delightful."

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Written by a scholar who combines his academic understanding of Greek tragedy with his singular theatrical experience of producing these ancient dramas for the modern stage Discusses the masters of the genre Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides including similarities, differences, the hybrid nature of Greek tragedy, the significance that each poet attaches to familiar myths and his distinctive approach as a dramatic artist Examines 10 plays in detail, focusing on performances by the chorus and the 3 actors, the need to captivate audiences attending a major civic and religious festival, and the importance of the lyric sections for emotional effect Provides extended dramatic analysis of important Greek tragedies at an appropriate level for introductory students Contains a companion website, available upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/raeburn, with 136 audio recordings of Greek tragedy that illustrate the beauty of the Greek language and the powerful rhythms of the songsAn acclaimed translator of Euripidean tragedy in its earlier and more familiar modes, Diane Arnson Svarlien now turns to three plays that showcase the special qualities of Euripides late dramatic art.D. F. Kitto. The special question of Oedipus's guilt or innocence is addressed inessays by J.The authors of the selections in "Criticism" are Aristotle, C.Special care has been given to reducing technical jargon in the interest of those who feel themselves classicists rather than professional linguists.Originally published in 1791, this work by classical scholar and connoisseur Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824) attempts to reconstruct the original pronunciation of ancient Greek.Zeitlin. These writers explore the work of all three great tragedians, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and approach them from a variety of perspectives on history and theory, including poststructuralism and Marxism.Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication and resolution, recognition and reversals, centring on characters of heroic stature, idealized yet true to life.