false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755429m/435338.jpg 435338 17 Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama aims to eliminate the boundary between classics students and drama students. Sophocles: Ajax is aimed at college level students in North America. Features of the book include full commentary running alongside the translation, notes on pronunciation and a plot synopsis. Background information is also provided, along with suggestions to encourage discussion. 1589390 1920 Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama) total:120|5:34|4:39|3:36|2:10|1:1| 120 455 175 9 5 0 false false Tue Jul 14 22:38:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 22:58:32 -0700 2009 The Greek Tragedy in New Translations, pairs scholars & poets for bangin' translations of plays by aeschylus, euripides, sophocles, etc & the editors' foreword itself got me pretty psyched; these guys seem to be really hardcore about their convictions regarding quality translations, & i...more...]]> 3 0 true true Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 15:18:49 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 11:40:32 -0800 2009
Once finished, I realized I still enjoy Greek tragedies, thought it's been some time. I took a Greek Literature in Translation (English Translations of Greek epics, plays, poetry, etc.) and, by far, Sophocles (wri...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 19:12:46 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 18:04:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 09:10:25 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 09:10:25 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 16:37:09 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 07:00:12 -0700 2008 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080721/wi...). John Tipton's new translation has a punchy contemporary quality that I had to check out. I never read ANY classic Greek stuff in school, so have no basis for relative comparison. It's a very dark ta...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Fri Mar 16 13:59:07 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 16 14:07:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 19 08:24:42 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 19 08:25:16 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jul 12 15:44:16 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 14 14:54:39 -0700 2007
I like Sophocles the best out of Greek tragedians. His characters are complex. And have depth and humanity. ]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Nov 07 12:11:33 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 12:12:27 -0800 2008 1 5 0 false false Tue Dec 01 19:48:26 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 19:48:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 28 10:33:28 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 10:33:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 03:16:13 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 03:16:13 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 10 05:27:29 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 05:27:29 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 08 20:00:46 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 20:00:46 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 21:55:56 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 21:55:56 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 27 12:09:34 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 12:09:34 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Oct 25 22:09:31 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 22:09:31 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 21 23:17:37 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 09:16:12 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 09:16:12 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 19 13:40:19 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 13:40:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 17 19:24:27 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 19:24:27 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=435338