Children of Heracles. Hippolytus. Andromache. Hecuba
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Children of Heracles. Hippolytus. Andromache. Hecuba by Euripides
Euripides (ca. 485406 BC) has been prized in every age for his emotional and intellectual drama. Eighteen of his ninety or so plays survive complete, including Medea, Hippolytus, and Bacchae, one of the great masterpieces of the tragic genre. Fragments of his lost plays also survive.
Kovacs… continues to meet the high standards he attained in volume I… While [the translation] earns high marks for accuracy, it is also pleasant and readable-- John Gilbert * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
The translation is clear, fluent and only rarely inaccurate… All in all, this is a highly competent production which is at the same time stimulating and ‘user-friendly’. The completion of this enterprise will be eagerly awaited. -- David Bain * Classical Review *
The New Generation Loeb Euripides is an improvement in every way on its predecessor, yet it maintains the traditional spirit and format. What we expect from a Loeb is a well edited text with a facing translation that allows us to read any classical literature confidently and quickly without recourse to a dictionary. The translations we expect to be accurate and clear, giving those without Greek or Latin the easiest approach to the ipsissima verba of each author… Kovacs provides an excellent brief introduction to each play where the focus of attention is held sharply on the key issues of critical interest. -- Alan Beale * JACT Review *
The translation is clear, fluent and only rarely inaccurate… All in all, this is a highly competent production which is at the same time stimulating and ‘user-friendly’. The completion of this enterprise will be eagerly awaited. -- David Bain * Classical Review *
The New Generation Loeb Euripides is an improvement in every way on its predecessor, yet it maintains the traditional spirit and format. What we expect from a Loeb is a well edited text with a facing translation that allows us to read any classical literature confidently and quickly without recourse to a dictionary. The translations we expect to be accurate and clear, giving those without Greek or Latin the easiest approach to the ipsissima verba of each author… Kovacs provides an excellent brief introduction to each play where the focus of attention is held sharply on the key issues of critical interest. -- Alan Beale * JACT Review *
David Kovacs is Hugh H. Obear Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674995338 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674995333 |
| Title | Children of Heracles. Hippolytus. Andromache. Hecuba |
| Author | Euripides |
| Series | Loeb Classical Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 1995-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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