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Title: Three Comedies by William Arrowsmith, University of Michigan Pr, Aristophanes ISBN: 0-472-06153-4 Publisher: University of Michigan Press Pub. Date: June, 1969 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: best translations of Aristophanes available
Comment: Although I don't read Greek (yet--I'm working on it) I'm pretty familiar with Latin/Greek classics of all kinds in translation, and when I consider buying something new, I always check with expert classical scholars for advice & discussion--either from my alma mater, or at [email protected], an excellent site for those interested in the subject. The consensus is that Arrowsmith is the best with Aristophanes--he has also highly regarded transl ations of Satyricon (a fascinating and hilarious novel fragment) and several of the Tragedies originally published in the Chicago University Press series, now by Random House. So why only 4 stars? Because, frustratingly, the 3 editions of Aristophanes translated by him duplicate 2 of the plays in another!-Anyhow, others translated by Barrett & Sommerstein are worth looking at. Also "Socrates and Aristophanes" by Leo Strauss, and a book on Aristophanes' Comedy by Kenneth J Dover--and finally the article on A. in the Oxford Classical Dictionary--an indispensable reference book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good selections of comedies
Comment: Aristophanes is undoubtedly one of the greatest playwrights that has ever walked on the face of this Earth. The 3 comedies presented in this book are The Birds, The Clouds, and The Wasps. Among the best of the comedies is The Clouds, which is pretty much a scathing satire on the philosophical beliefs of Socrates. Not only is it humorous, but also shows the flaws of Socratic ideas. It is interesting to note the comedic devices that are used in the stories. The satire is hilarious!
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Title: Greek Tragedies (Volume I) by David Grene, Richmond Lattimore ISBN: 0226307905 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: February, 1992 List Price(USD): $8.61 |
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Title: The Last Days of Socrates by Plato, Hugh Tredennick, Harold Tarrant ISBN: 0140449280 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text by Jewish Publication Society ISBN: 0827602529 Publisher: Jewish Publication Society Pub. Date: May, 1988 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard E. Friedman ISBN: 0060630353 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 07 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Brief English Handbook: A Guide to Writing, Thinking, Grammar, and Research, Seventh Edition by Edward A. Dornan, Charles W. Dawe ISBN: 0321182723 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 24 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.80 |
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