Ranked #2 Translation of 2018 by Open Letters Review
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
- Oliver Taplin’s new translation of the fifth-century B.C.E. Greek tragedy—a trilogy of revenge and murder within the royal family of Argos—with explanatory annotations by the editors.
- Ancient backgrounds and responses from Homer, Stesichorus, Pindar, Euripides, and Sophocles. ·
- Fourteen wide-ranging critical essays on the Oresteia, from G. W. F. Hegel and Friedrich Nietzsche to Oliver Taplin and Peter Wilson.
- A Glossary of Technical Terms and Proper Names and a Selected Bibliography.
About the Series
Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format—annotated text, contexts, and criticism—helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.
Ranked #2 Translation of 2018 by Open Letters Review
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
- Oliver Taplin’s new translation of the fifth-century B.C.E. Greek tragedy—a trilogy of revenge and murder within the royal family of Argos—with explanatory annotations by the editors.
- Ancient backgrounds and responses from Homer, Stesichorus, Pindar, Euripides, and Sophocles. ·
- Fourteen wide-ranging critical essays on the Oresteia, from G. W. F. Hegel and Friedrich Nietzsche to Oliver Taplin and Peter Wilson.
- A Glossary of Technical Terms and Proper Names and a Selected Bibliography.
About the Series
Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format—annotated text, contexts, and criticism—helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.
Oresteia: A Norton Critical Edition
288Oresteia: A Norton Critical Edition
288Paperback(First Edition)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780393923285 |
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Publisher: | Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 03/15/2018 |
Series: | Norton Critical Editions Series |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 288 |
Product dimensions: | 5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d) |