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The Complete Plays of Sophocles
A New Translation
Sophocles
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 26, 2011
Reading lane: Ancient Greece
“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.” — Philadelphia Inquirer Award-winning poet-playwrights Robert Bagg and James Scully present a gripping new translation of Western literature’s earliest treasures in The Complete Plays of Sophocles .
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Tragedy in Performance
These translations bring Sophocles’ emotional force and expressive range within reach of modern readers.
Come here for
- Greek tragedy rendered with performance in mind
- A modern entrance to Sophocles’ plays
Expect
- Emotional force and expressive range
- The complete plays in a new translation
Book Details
- Authors
- Sophocles
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- July 26, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Ancient Greece · French Plays
- Reading lane
- Ancient Greece
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Publisher Categories
French Plays
Classical Plays
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
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Women's History
Ancient & Classical Collections
French Literary Collections
Women Authors Collections
About This Book
“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.” — Philadelphia Inquirer Award-winning poet-playwrights Robert Bagg and James Scully present a gripping new translation of Western literature’s earliest treasures in The Complete Plays of Sophocles . In the tra...
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