{"product_id":"the-complete-plays-of-sophocles-paperback","title":"The Complete Plays of Sophocles - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSophocles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Bagg and Scully's renderings strike me as the most performable versions of Sophocles I've ever encountered...if you're looking for the translation that best reflects the emotional force and expressive range of the original plays, you would be hard pressed to do better.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning poet-playwrights Robert Bagg and James Scully present a gripping new translation of Western literature's earliest treasures in \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Plays of Sophocles\u003c\/em\u003e. In the tradition of Robert Fagles' bestselling translations of \u003cem\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, and retaining the textual authenticity of Richmond Lattimore's Aeschylus, Bagg and Scully render Sophocles' dramas accessible and exciting for the modern reader. Students new to Athenian drama, readers of classical literature, and anyone wishing to kindle anew their passion for Greek tragedy will find no more captivating entrance to these milestones of world literature than in Bagg and Scully's \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Plays of Sophocles\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most celebrated plays of ancient Athens in vivid and dynamic newtranslations by award-winningpoets Robert Bagg and James Scully\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dominant Athenian playwright in fifth-century-BCE Athens, Sophocles left us seven powerful dramas that still shock as they render the violence that erupts within divinity and humankind. \u003cem\u003eOedipus the King\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOedipus at Kolonos\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e trace three generations of a family manipulated by the inscrutably vindictive god Apollo to commit patricide, incest, and kin murder. \u003cem\u003eElektra\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWomen of Trakhis\u003c\/em\u003e begin as studies of women obsessed with hatred and desire but become dissenting critiques of the Greeks' enthusiasm for revenge and ego-crazed heroics. Two hard-hitting dramas set in war zones, \u003cem\u003eAias\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePhiloktetes\u003c\/em\u003e, use conflicts among Greek warriors at Troy to thrash out political and ethical crises confronting Athenian society itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese translations, modern in idiom while faithful to the Greek and already proven stageworthy, preserve the depth and subtlety of Sophocles' characters and refresh and clarify his narratives. Their focus on communities under extreme stress still resonates deeply for us here and now. This is Sophocles for a new generation entering the turbulent arena of ancient Greek drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 880\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984008380717,"sku":"9780062020345","price":18.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cUpSd2diTTlxNHQ1djlBRElLUXQyZz09.webp?v=1776081355","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-complete-plays-of-sophocles-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}