Alan Shapiro Eds (16 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Underlining in pencil to a few pages.; Greek Tragedy In New Translations; 4; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 364 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Corner crease to a few pages. Minor shelfwear.; Greek Tragedy In New Translations; 2; 21.6 X 14 X 2.53 centimeters; 430 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. A bit of edgewear to wraps. Former owner's name on inner cover. Creasing to corner of first few pages.; Greek Tragedy In New Translations; 2; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 412 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Greek Tragedy In New Translations; 2; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 393 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Underlining in pencil to a few pages.; Greek Tragedy In New Translations; 3; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 363 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Greek Tragedy In New Translations; 1; 21.6 X 14 X 2.53 centimeters; 448 pages.

Hardcover. 310pp. Except for lightly worn dust jacket, else near new, fresh unused condition, covers bright, text clean & binding tight.

First Edition. 8vo, pp. 310. Notes, bibliography. Olive cloth. Donor's presentation on title. Half-title clipped at upper corner, o/w a nice copy in slightly chipped dj. A collection of essays.

Amherst, University of Massachusetts Press, 1984. 310 pp. Very good copy. Hardcover with slightly dam. dustj.

Condition: Sehr gut. XVI, 430 Seiten / p. Fresh and clean copy in good condition. Frisches und sauberes Exemplar in gutem Zustand. "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 specially commissioned translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. The translations in this series are the result of collaborations between outstanding poets and prominent scholars. Each play is provided with full stage directions and accompanied by an informative introduction, extensive commentary, and a glossary of mythical and geographical references. - This volume collects for the first time four of the seven surviving plays attributed to Sophocles in the extraordinary verse translations that distinguish the series: -- Aids [Ajax] (translated by Herbert Golder and Richard Pevear) -- Whmen of Trachis (translated by C. K. Williams and Gregory W. Dickerson) Electra (translated by Anne Carson and Michael Shaw) -- Philoctetes (translated by Carl Phillips and Diskin Clay). ISBN 9780195373301 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 590 21,6 x 14,0 x 2,8 cm, Broschiert / Paperback.…

Condition: Gut. XVI, 430 Seiten / p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - 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 specially commissioned translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. The translations in this series are the result of collaborations between outstanding poets and prominent scholars. Each play is provided with full stage directions and accompanied by an informative introduction, extensive commentary, and a glossary of mythical and geographical references. - This volume collects for the first time four of the seven surviving plays attributed to Sophocles in the extraordinary verse translations that distinguish the series: -- Aids [Ajax] (translated by Herbert Golder and Richard Pevear) -- Whmen of Trachis (translated by C. K. Williams and Gregory W. Dickerson) Electra (translated by Anne Carson and Michael Shaw) -- Philoctetes (translated by Carl Phillips and Diskin Clay). ISBN 9780195373301 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 590 21,6 x 14,0 x 2,8 cm, Broschiert / Paperback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. First Edition (Cambridge, 1992). No markings, annotations, or inscriptions. Internally fine. (Slightest impression of a previously pencilled price to front endpaper only.) Unclipped dust jacket. No tears or conspicuous damage, negligible rubbing only, with some uniform fading to the spine (titling unaffected). Green cloth with bright gilt titling to the spine. The boards remain clean, sharp, and fine. Frontis, xvi, 531pp. A rare and collectible hardback first edition. (Please note: a heavy book. International shipping will likely be expensive.).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Small sticker applied to top of spine (reinforce tear? ).; Very heavy book; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 367 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Tear along hinge of front wrap (~6 cm). Else some shelfwear.; Very heavy book; 11.7 X 8.9 X 1.0 inches; 367 pages.

First Edition. Large softcover, very good with light wear. Many illustrations. 367 pages.

1st edition softbacks with stiff wrappers As New octavo xviii + 369, xx + 393, xvi + 363pp., glossary, Greek Tragedy in New Translations: Volume I: Trojan Women and Other Plays; Volume II: Iphigenia in Tauris and Other Plays; Volume III: Hippolytos and Other Plays.