The Theban Plays: "Oedipus the Tyrant"; "Oedipus at Colonus"; "Antigone" (Agora Editions) - Softcover

Sophocles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801478715 ISBN 13: 9780801478710

Verlag: Cornell University Press, 2014

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Críticas

"These excellent translations will serve a useful purpose in the classroom in the hands of serious students of the profound relationship between literary wisdom and ethical-political thought."-Leslie Rubin, Duquesne University, editor of Justice v. Law in Greek Political Thought "Peter J. Ahrensdorf and Thomas L. Pangle make a very persuasive case that there remains a need for literal translations of the Theban Plays that render clearly and consistently all key terms in nonarchaic English. These translations combine a remarkable fidelity to the originals with a readable style that is also quite powerful and even moving."-Robert C. Bartlett, Behrakis Professor of Hellenic Political Studies, Boston College, editor and translator of The Shorter Socratic Writings and translator of "Protagoras" and "Meno" "In emphasizing the political elements of the plays, Professors Ahrensdorf and Pangle spur their readers - our students - to engage deeply with Sophocles' masterpieces. . . .Their incisive reflections interrogate the texts in original and thought-provoking ways, particularly in regard to their political elements. Even where we disagree with them, their ideas merit serious consideration. . . . The translators situate Oedipus the Tyrant in its political context and ask probing questions about the nature of tyranny, guilt, and knowingness. . . . The introductions to Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone are similarly rich in ideas. Alternately considering matters of justice, allegiance and political legitimacy, Ahrensdorf and Pangle mine themes of timeless interest and application. In Antigone, they question Creon's injunction to obey - son to father, young to old, ruled to ruler - and his admonition that "there is no greater evil than anarchy." In these two principles, one finds the root of arguments, both ancient and contemporary,over the nature of political legitimacy and stability."-Michael Fontaine and Richard Fontaine, Bryn Mawr Classical Review (2014.10.44)

Reseña del editor

The timeless Theban tragedies of Sophocles-Oedipus the Tyrant, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone-have fascinated and moved audiences and readers across the ages with their haunting plots and their unforgettable heroes and heroines. Now, following the best texts faithfully, and translating the key moral, religious, and political terminology of the plays accurately and consistently, Peter J. Ahrensdorf and Thomas L. Pangle allow contemporary readers to study the most literally exact reproductions of precisely what Sophocles wrote, rendered in readily comprehensible English. These translations enable readers to engage the Theban plays of Sophocles in their full, authentic complexity, and to study with precision the plays' profound and enduring human questions. In the preface, notes to the plays, and introductions, Ahrensdorf and Pangle supply critical historical, mythic, and linguistic background information, and highlight the moral, religious, political, philosophic, and psychological questions at the heart of each of the plays. Even readers unfamiliar with Greek drama will find what they need to experience, reflect on, and enjoy these towering works of classical literature.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0801478715
• ISBN 13: 9780801478710
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 216