ISBN: 9780374231149 - Phedre: A New Translation by Ted Hughes (19 results)

Condition: Good. 1st American. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. A lean, high-tension version of a classic tragedy. The myth of Phaedra is one of the most powerful in all of classical mythology. As dramatized by the French playwright Jean Racine (1639-99), the dying Queen's obsessive love for her stepson, Hippolytus, and the scrupulously upright Hippolytus' love for the forbidden beauty Aricia has come to be known as one of the great stories of tragic infatuation, a tale of love strong enough to bring down a kingdom. In this tough, unrhyming avalanche of a translation (Paul Taylor, The Independent), Hughes replaces Racine's alexandrines with an English verse that serves eloquently to convey the passions of his protagonists. The translation was performed to acclaim in London in 1998, and the London production, starring Diana Rigg, was staged in 1999 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. We are still catching up with Ted Hughes's gift for narrative verse after his Tales from Ovid, one English critic observed after the London premiere. Little needs to happen on stage when there's a swirling action-packed disaster movie-riddled with sex and violence-in Hughes's free verse.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Good. A sound copy with only light wear. Overall a solid copy at a great price.

Condition: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First U.S. Edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. 1st US edition. Foxing to page edges, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first American edition, 1999. Ted Hughes translation. Boards in very good condition. Unclipped dust jacket is covered in removable mylar and is clean and bright. Binding tight and text clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - very good.

Hardcover. Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. First Edition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c1999. First American Edition. 8vo. As new unread hardcover, as new d/j.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. "First American edition, 1999" stated. Fine, if not new hardback in fine, if not new dust jacket (U. S. A. $20.00).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Slight foxing on topedge, bumping at the foot of the spine, near fine in a fine dust jacket. Advance Review Copy with publisher's promotional sheet laid into the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American edition. Faint stains on page foredges, else fine in near fine lightly age-toned dust jacket with small internal dampstain on spine tail. Advance Review Copy with publisher's promotional sheet laid into the book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.