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Seven Against Thebes (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)

By Aeschylus , Helen H. Bacon

Book information

Year
1991
ISBN
0195070070, 9780195070071, 0195017323, 9780195017328
LCC
PA3827.S4 H4 1991
Open Library ID
OL1862593M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3171369 bytes)
Pages
112\103
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The formidable talents of Anthony Hecht, one of the most gifted of contemporary American poets, and Helen Bacon, a classical scholar, are here brought to bear on this vibrant translation of Aeschylus' much underrated tragedy The Seven Against Thebes. The third and only remaining play in a trilogy dealing with related events, The Seven Against Thebes tells the story of the Argive attempt to claim the Kingdom of Thebes, and of the deaths of the brothers Eteocles and Polyneices, each by the others hand. Long dismissed by critics as ritualistic and lacking in dramatic tension, Seven Against Thebes is revealed by Hecht and Bacon as a work of great unity and drama, one exceptionally rich in symbolism and imagery.

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