Euripides' Alcestis
Hughes, Ted, 1930-1999
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Alcestis is the tale of a queen sacrificing herself so her husband may live. Ted Hughes' classical translation was his final work. It goes beyond its remit and is a retelling of the play from his own perspective on human suffering.
Main title:
Euripides' Alcestis / in a new version by Ted Hughes.
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Imprint:
London : Faber, 1999.
Collation:
83p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the Ancient Greek.
ISBN:
9780571202669 (hbk)0571202667 (hbk)
Dewey class:
822.9'14
Language:
EnglishGreek, Ancient (to 1453)
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BRN:
64964
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