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Philoctetes
Sophocles
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Description for Philoctetes
First published in Peter Meineck and Paul Woodruff's Sophocles: "Four Tragedies," this riveting translation by Peter Meineck of Sophocles' "Philoctetes" features a new Introduction by Paul Woodruff. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
First published in Peter Meineck and Paul Woodruff's Sophocles: Four Tragedies , this riveting translation by Peter Meineck of Sophocles' Philoctetes features a new Introduction by Paul Woodruff. "Peter Meineck has given us a superbly vivid rendering of the play, informed throughout by his practical experience in the theater. His is a Philoctetes that is supremely alive, from start to finish. . . . [I]deal for classroom use . . . accompanied by a new and thoughtful introduction from philosopher and classicist Paul Woodruff. Woodruff anchors the play in the complex web of fears and anxieties of 409 BCE, ... Read more
First published in Peter Meineck and Paul Woodruff's Sophocles: Four Tragedies , this riveting translation by Peter Meineck of Sophocles' Philoctetes features a new Introduction by Paul Woodruff. "Peter Meineck has given us a superbly vivid rendering of the play, informed throughout by his practical experience in the theater. His is a Philoctetes that is supremely alive, from start to finish. . . . [I]deal for classroom use . . . accompanied by a new and thoughtful introduction from philosopher and classicist Paul Woodruff. Woodruff anchors the play in the complex web of fears and anxieties of 409 BCE, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9781624661235
SKU
V9781624661235
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About Sophocles
Peter Meineck is Founder of Aquila Theatre and Associate Professor of Classics, New York University. Paul Woodruff is Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin.
Reviews for Philoctetes
In these new translations [of Four Tragedies] Meineck and Woodruff have struck a near-ideal balance between accuracy and readability, formality and colloquialism. Their versions are simply a pleasure to read, conveying with remarkable vividness the powerful characterizations and poetic variety of the originals. The addition of succinct but illuminating notes makes this an exemplary volume for anyone interested in ... Read more