Helen. Phoenician Women. Orestes

Euripides, David Kovacs

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Harvard Uni.Press Academi
01 June 2002

Poetry anthologies; Plays & playscripts; History; Ancient Greek

Series: Loeb Classical Library

Euripides has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, surprising plot twists, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. In this fifth volume of the new Loeb Classical Library Euripides, David Kovacs presents a freshly edited Greek text and a faithful and deftly worded translation of three plays.

For his Helen the poet employs an alternative history in which a virtuous Helen never went to Troy but spent the war years in Egypt, falsely blamed for the adulterous behavior of her divinely created double in Troy. This volume also includes Phoenician Women, Euripides' treatment of the battle between the sons of Oedipus for control of Thebes; and Orestes, a novel retelling of Orestes' lot after he murdered his mother, Clytaemestra. Each play is annotated and prefaced by a helpful introduction.

By: Euripides
Edited and translated by: David Kovacs
Imprint: Harvard Uni.Press Academi
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: v. 11
Dimensions: Height: 162mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 404g
ISBN: 9780674996007
ISBN 10: 0674996003
Series: Loeb Classical Library
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 01 June 2002
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Helen. Phoenician Women. Orestes

Kovacs's translation is a tour de force... In general, the notes accompanying the translation, explaining such things as geographical and mythological names, are judiciously chosen, concise, and crystal clear... I have nothing but praise for [Kovacs's] scholarship, and the lucidity of his writing, both as translator and commentator. [This volume] should be [the] standard translation for many years to come.--John Davidson Scholia Reviews