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S'està carregant… Helende Euripides
   No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  deusvitae | Oct 16, 2012 |  My favourite 5th century BC Greek play. In this one the always interesting Euripides gives his twist on the legend of Helen of Troy. According to this version, Helen never actually got to Troy but was hiding out in Egypt until all the brouhaha died down. I'm really not a fan of reading plays (and this is my tenth this year--two more to go), but this one is great. (  ) Nickelini | Dec 9, 2008 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsContingut aThe Great Books of the Western World, Vol. 5: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes de Encyclopedia Britannica (indirecte) Britannica Great Books [54-volume set] de Robert Maynard Hutchins (indirecte) Great Books Of The Western World - 54 Volume Set, Incl. 10 Vols of Great Ideas Program & 3 Great Ideas Today (1966, 1967 de Robert Maynard Hutchins (indirecte) Great Books Of The Western World - 54 Volume Set, Incl. 10 Vols of Great Ideas Program & 10 Volumes Gateway To Great Books de Robert Maynard Hutchins (indirecte) GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD--54 Volumes 27 volumes 1961-1987 GREAT IDEAS TODAY (Yearbooks) 10 volumes GATEWAY TO THE GREAT BOOKS 10 volumes GREAT IDEAS PROGRAM. Total 101 Volumes. de Robert Maynard Hutchins (indirecte) 5 Plays: Bacchae / Heracles / Children of Heracles / Phoenician Women / Suppliant Women de Euripides 10 Plays: Alcestis / Andromache / Children of Heracles / Helen / Hippolytus / Ion / Medea / Rhesus / Suppliant Women / Trojan Women de Euripides 11 Plays: Alcestis / Andromache / Children of Heracles / Electra / Hecuba / Helen / Heracles / Hippolytus / Medea / Suppliant Women / Trojan Women de Euripide
Transcending the literal bounds of genre, Euripides' Helen has been characterized as both a comedy and a tragedy. In this evocative translation by James Michie and Colin Leach, Euripides' delicate balance--in all its subtlety of texture and tone--is beautifully captured. The reader encountersmyriad reversals, worlds--real/ideal, tragic/comic--surprisingly juxtaposed and, as in any story of Helen, the pathos of the impossible, all allowing Euripides to comment of the futility of war and the difficult distinction between appearance and reality. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Written in the shadow of the Peloponnesian War, the play critically exposes the futility of war and the horrors which accompany it. The social commentary is quite advanced and sadly relevant even to the modern day.
This is the old-school translation; expect 19th century style language.
Worth a read. (