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Sophocles II: Ajax, The Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes, The Trackers (The Complete Greek Tragedies) Paperback – April 19, 2013

by . Sophocles (Author), Mark Griffith (Editor, Translator), Glenn W. Most (Editor, Translator),
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Sophocles II contains the plays “Ajax,” translated by John Moore; “The Women of Trachis,” translated by Michael Jameson; “Electra,” translated by David Grene; “Philoctetes,” translated by David Grene; and “The Trackers,” translated by Mark Griffith.

 

Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, students, and readers. They succeeded. Under the expert management of eminent classicists David Grene and Richmond Lattimore, those translations combined accuracy, poetic immediacy, and clarity of presentation to render the surviving masterpieces of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides in an English so lively and compelling that they remain the standard translations. Today, Chicago is taking pains to ensure that our Greek tragedies remain the leading English-language versions throughout the twenty-first century.

 

In this highly anticipated third edition, Mark Griffith and Glenn W. Most have carefully updated the translations to bring them even closer to the ancient Greek while retaining the vibrancy for which our English versions are famous. This edition also includes brand-new translations of Euripides’ Medea, The Children of Heracles, Andromache, and Iphigenia among the Taurians, fragments of lost plays by Aeschylus, and the surviving portion of Sophocles’s satyr-drama The Trackers. New introductions for each play offer essential information about its first production, plot, and reception in antiquity and beyond. In addition, each volume includes an introduction to the life and work of its tragedian, as well as notes addressing textual uncertainties and a glossary of names and places mentioned in the plays.

 

In addition to the new content, the volumes have been reorganized both within and between volumes to reflect the most up-to-date scholarship on the order in which the plays were originally written. The result is a set of handsome paperbacks destined to introduce new generations of readers to these foundational works of Western drama, art, and life.
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    The Complete Greek Tragedies
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    April 19, 2013
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    8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
  7. ISBN-10
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David Grene (1913–2002) taught classics for many years at the University of Chicago. He was a founding member of the Committee on Social Thought and coedited the University of Chicago Press’s prestigious series The Complete Greek Tragedies.


Richmond Lattimore (1906–1984) was a poet, translator, and longtime professor of Greek at Bryn Mawr College.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0226311554
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press; Third edition (April 19, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 319 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780226311555
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226311555
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent translation and print quality
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You can decide for yourself whether you like the substance of this classic work. This review refers to the University of Chicago Press edition.

The translations are excellent and very readable, as are the introductions to each work. The UC Press publication is very high quality. Smooth paper for margin notes and crisp printing.
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Jose Benavides
5.0 out of 5 stars Warning Students AND Professors:
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2014
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If you're ordering this book for a class just make sure your professor is using the same copy & not an older one because the page numbers change, even the translation is slightly different, for example one instance the older copy said ghosts & this copy used phantoms instead. This is something my professor discovered in class. Thankfully his copy is the only older one, but it does cause confusion from time to time so just make sure you take that into account when ordering it or making your students purchase this. Other than that, its a great copy/translation of these works. The introduction before each piece is very informative & insightful. It definitely helped other students less familiar with ancient literature get a better grasping of what to look out for.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent translation!
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2019
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I'm now retired (though not old enough to have met the playwright!) and have some more time for "remedial humanities."
After taking a course in ancient Greek theater, I wanted to read these.
It's a very good, readable translation that conveys the spirit of the original.
If you're a Sophocles fan (and I'm talking to both of you!), you'll enjoy it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars OGB and AMZN Customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2019
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I received Sophocles I through Online Great Books and decided to buy this to accompany it. Glad I did. This publisher does a fantastic job with the physical book itself and the translations
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2016
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Very good translation of some wonderful plays by Sophocles.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019
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Quality and translations are great
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Lexi Truesdale
5.0 out of 5 stars Mythology Book
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2015
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Needed for mythology, happy with purchase
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James Ruggia
2.0 out of 5 stars Bad translation
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2015
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The 2 stars is for the translation, which is awful
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2015
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The best modern translation
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