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The Oresteia : A Norton Critical Edition
Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780393923285
- ISBN-10: 0393923282
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: March 2018
- Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 288
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