{"product_id":"the-complete-euripides-peter-burian-9780195388688","title":"The Complete Euripides: Volume II: Iphigenia in Tauris and Other Plays","description":"Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can best re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the \u003cem\u003eGreek Tragedy in New Translations\u003c\/em\u003e series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. The tragedies collected here were originally available as single volumes. This new collection retains the informative introductions and explanatory notes of the original editions, with Greek line numbers and a single combined glossary added for easy reference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume collects Euripides' \u003cem\u003eElectra\u003c\/em\u003e, an exciting story of vengence that counterposes suspense and horror with comic realism; \u003cem\u003eOrestes\u003c\/em\u003e, the tragedy of a young man who kills his mother to avenge her murder of his father; \u003cem\u003eIphigenia in Tauris\u003c\/em\u003e, a delicately written and beautifully contrived Euripidean \"romance\"; and \u003cem\u003eIphigenia at Aulis\u003c\/em\u003e, a compelling look at the devastating consequence of \"man's inhumanity to man.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Burian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195388682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195388688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.06d","brand":"Peter Burian","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054662938879,"sku":"9780195388688","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41ac2d6a-cbf8-4908-b76f-5543e4694fae.jpg?v=1685031256","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complete-euripides-peter-burian-9780195388688","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}