{"product_id":"greek-tragedy-in-new-translations","title":"Alcestis (Revised) (Greek Tragedy in New Translations) (1ST ed.) by Euripides","description":"\u003cp\u003eA translation and interpretation of one of Euripides' plays, this version reveals the formal beauty and thematic concentration of the Alcestis. The late William Arrowsmith presents the play as a drama of human existence with recognizably human characters who also represent masked embodiments of human conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt once a vigorous translation of one of Euripides' most subtle and witty plays, and a wholly fresh interpretation, this version reveals for the first time the extraordinary formal beauty and thematic concentration of the \u003cem\u003eAlcestis\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe late William Arrowsmith, who was an eminent classical scholar, translator, and General Editor of this highly praised series, rejects the standard view of the \u003cem\u003eAlcestis\u003c\/em\u003e as a psychological study of the egotist Admetos and his naive but devoted wife. His translation, instead, presents the play as a drama of human existence--in keeping with the tradition of Greek tragedy--with recognizably human characters who also represent masked embodiments of human conditions. The \u003cem\u003eAlcestis\u003c\/em\u003e thus becomes a metaphysical tragicomedy in which Admetos, who has heretofore led a life without limitations, learns to \"think mortal thoughts.\" He acquires the knowledge of limits--the acceptance of death as well as the duty to live--which, according to Euripides, makes people meaningfully human and capable of both courage and compassion. This new interpretation compellingly argues that, for Euripides, suffering humanizes, that exemption makes a man selfish and childish, and that only the courage to accept both life and death leads to the realization of one's humanity, and, in the case of Alcestis, to heroism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Arrowsmith\u003c\/strong\u003e, General Editor of this series, is University Professor and Professor of Classics at Boston University. A world-renowned translator, he has translated numerous works, including the \u003cem\u003eOrestes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBacchae\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCyclops\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHeracles\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHecuba\u003c\/em\u003e of Euripides; the \u003cem\u003eBirds\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eClouds\u003c\/em\u003e of Aristophanes; the \u003cem\u003eSatyricon\u003c\/em\u003e of Petronius; as well as works from Italian, French, and German. He was a founding editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Hudson Review\u003c\/em\u003e and of \u003cem\u003eArion\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46504017297594,"sku":"9780195061666","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_e20530d9-69fb-418b-b950-89fd2c6137d6.jpg?v=1787933989","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/greek-tragedy-in-new-translations","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}