Acharnians, Knights, and Peace |
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| Author:
| Aristophanes, |
| Translator:
| Ewans, Michael |
| Series title: | Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4231-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Most readers nowadays encounter the plays of Aristophanes in the classroom, not the theater. Yet the "father of comedy" wrote his plays for the stage, not as literary texts. Many English translations of the plays were written decades ago, and in their outdated language they fail to capture the dramatic liveliness of the original comedies. Here Michael Ewans offers new and lively translations of three of Aristophanes' earliest surviving plays:
Acharnians, Knights, and...
More DescriptionMost readers nowadays encounter the plays of Aristophanes in the classroom, not the theater. Yet the "father of comedy" wrote his plays for the stage, not as literary texts. Many English translations of the plays were written decades ago, and in their outdated language they fail to capture the dramatic liveliness of the original comedies. Here Michael Ewans offers new and lively translations of three of Aristophanes' earliest surviving plays: Acharnians, Knights, and Peace. While remaining faithful to the original Greek, Ewans's translations are accessible to a modern audience--and actable on stage.