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Cyclops (The Greek Tragedy in New Translations)
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Cyclops (The Greek Tragedy in New Translations)Cyclops (The Greek Tragedy in New Translations)

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the play.

 
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Tags: Greek, poetry, Translations, Tragedy, Shapiro, Cyclops
A Night Without Armor - Poems
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A Night Without Armor - PoemsA Night Without Armor - Poems

I've learned that not all poetry lends itself to music -- some thoughts need to be sung only against the silence. There are softer and less tangible part[s] of our selves that are so essential to peace, to openheartedness, to unfolding the vision and the spiritual realm of our lives, to exposing our souls.
In A Night Without Armor, her first collection of poetry, Jewel explores the fire of first love, the fading of passion, the giving of trust, the lessons of betrayal, and the healing of intimacy.


 
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Philoctetes (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)
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Philoctetes (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)Philoctetes (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the play.
 
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Tags: Greek, poetry, Translations, Tragedy, Shapiro, Philoctetes
Plato and the Poets
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Plato and the PoetsPlato and the Poets

Plato’s discussions of poetry and the poets stand at the cradle of Western literary criticism. Plato is, paradoxically, both the philosopher who cites, or alludes to, works of poetry more than any other, and the one who is at the same time the harshest critic of poetry. The nineteen essays presented here aim to offer various avenues to this paradox, and to illuminate the ways poetry and the poets are discussed by Plato throughout his writing career, from the Apology and the Ion to the Laws. As well as throwing new light on old topics, such as mimesis and poetic inspiration, the volume introduces fresh approaches to Plato’s philosophy of poetry and literature.
 
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The Complete Aeschylus - Volume II: Persians and Other Plays (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)
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The Complete Aeschylus - Volume II: Persians and Other Plays (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)The Complete Aeschylus - Volume II: Persians and Other Plays (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals.


 
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Tags: Greek, Aeschylus, Translations, poetry, Tragedy, Other