| #23182 in Books | Hackett Publishing Co. | 2001-09-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.25 x5.50 x.25l,.20 | File type: PDF | 128 pages | Great product!||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Timeless classic.|By Mikal Richards|Bought this book for an english course in college. I must say, I didn't think I'd enjoy it. However, after reading the first 15 pages I was hooked. I finished this book before my professor asked the class to open it. I've seen other reviews saying this may be the worst rendition of Antigone; my take on it is this:
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A lucid, well-paced translation, natural enough sounding in the dialogue to make a good acting version, and remarkably successful in making the choruses clear, lyrical, and yet part of the dramatic movement. Woodruff's rendering of the choruses especially
Woodruff's work with Peter Meineck makes this text one that is accessible to today's students and could be staged for modern audiences. Line notes printed at the bottom of the page bring a reader further quick assistance. . . . The choral odes as rendered here deserve special notice. After giving a succinct analysis of each in his introduction, Woodruff translates the lyrics into English that is both poetic and comprehensible. . . . Woodruff's rendering of the di...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Antigone (Hackett Classics) | Sophocles. Just read it with an open mind because none of us really know.
