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GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD 5; AESCHYLUS; SOPHOCLES; EURIPIDES; ARISTOPHANIES (edition 1952)

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The texts themselves are priceless, but the translations in this volume are seriously dated and often obscure the meaning of the Greek - especially worthy of disdain are the Aristophanes translations by Rogers, who transposes bawdy Greek comedy into impenetrable and euphemistic (or censored) Victorian rhyming verse. ( )
1 vote rylltraka | Dec 11, 2009 |
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The texts themselves are priceless, but the translations in this volume are seriously dated and often obscure the meaning of the Greek - especially worthy of disdain are the Aristophanes translations by Rogers, who transposes bawdy Greek comedy into impenetrable and euphemistic (or censored) Victorian rhyming verse. ( )
1 vote rylltraka | Dec 11, 2009 |
Of all the plays in this volume, Sophocles is the most readable. If plays are best seen rather than read, Classic Greek plays are even more so. ( )
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882.082Literature › Greek and other Classical languages › Greek drama and Classical drama › Greek drama and Classical drama › Anthologies

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AC1.G72General Works › Collections. Series. Collected works › Collections. Series. Collected works › Collections of monographs, essays, etc. › American and English

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