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The Trojan Women
Series: Focus Classical Library
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Ideal for students and readers interested in classical literature, Greek culture, and the tragic impacts of war, as well as those seeking authoritative academic translations.
English translation of Euripides' tragedy about the consequences of war and the fate of those defeated in war. Introductory essay; appendix on Euripides' "Trojan Tetrology"; a translation of Gorgias' "In Praise of Helen"; suggestions for further reading.
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This is an English translation of Euripides' tragedy The Trojan Women about the consequences of war; the victors and the fate of those defeated in war.
Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture.
Series: Focus Classical Library
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781585101115
Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 May 2005
Country: United States
Imprint: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Edition: New edition
Illustration: 7 halftones
Contributors:
- Edited and translated by Diskin Clay
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 7.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 173g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Diskin Clay is R.J.R. Nabisco Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University. His previous books include "Paradosis and Survival: Three Chapters in the History of Epicurean Philosophy" (Michigan, 1990) and "Four Island Utopias: Plato's Atlantis, Euhemeros of Messene's Panchaia, Iamboulos' Island of the Sun, & Francis Bacon's New Atlantis," with Andrea Lee Purvis for Focus Publishing.
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