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Presents a thesis about the relation of tragedy and comedy to vase-paintings, the cultural climate of cities of the Greek world outside Athens, and the extent to which Athenians were aware of drama as a commodity they could export.

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the editorship of Herbert Golder and the late William Arrowsmith, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays. Produced more frequently on the ancient stage than any other tragedy, Orestes retells with striking innovations the story of the young man who kills his mother to avenge her murder of his father. Though eventually exonerated, Orestes becomes a fugitive from the Furies (avenging spirits) of his mother's blood. On the brink of destruction, he is saved in the end by Apollo, who had commanded the matricide. Powerful and gripping, Orestes sweeps us along with a momentum that starting slowly, builds inevitably to one of the most spectacular climaxes in all Greek tragedy.

The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal meaning in order to evoke the poetic intensity and rich metaphorical texture of the Greek language. Euripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all the Greek tragedians, and his plays are marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and a subtle variety of register and mood. Medea, is a story of betrayal and vengeance. Medea, incensed that her husband Jason would leave her for another after the many sacrifices she has made for him, murders both his new bride and their own children in revenge. It is an excellent example of the prominence and complexity that Euripides gave to female characters. This new translation does full justice to the lyricism of Euripides original work, while a new introduction provides a guide to the play, complete with interesting details about the traditions and social issues that influenced Euripides's world.

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the play. Brimming with lusty comedy and horror, this new version of Euripides' only extant satyr play has been refreshed with all the salty humor, vigorous music, and dramatic shapeliness available in modern American English. Driven by storms onto the shores of the Cyclops' island, Odysseus and his men find that the Cyclops has already enslaved a company of Greeks. When some of Odysseus' crew are seized and eaten by the Cyclops, Odysseus resorts to spectacular stratagems to free his crew and escape the island. In this powerful work, prize-winning poet Heather McHugh and respected classicist David Konstan combine their talents to create this unusually strong and contemporary tragic-comedy marked by lively lyricism and moral subtlety.

This paperback edition of the "Medea" contains introduction, text and apparatus criticus. It aims to elucidate the play and to make it easily accessible to students of English and French literature.

This study proposes a new, unified view of the mind which integrates the insights of philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists. Through a discussion of major theories from these and related disciplines, the author reveals links to human thought and experience.

Posing the question - if determinism is true, and free will an illusion, what are the consequences? - this book attempts to disprove the traditional doctrines about the consequences of determinism, compatibilism and incompatibilism.

This biographical study of the Roman senator begins by tracing his political career under the Gothic king Theoderic the Great. Subsequent chapters describe his educational programme in the liberal arts, his translations into Latin of the works of Aristotle and Plato, and his own compositions.

An original view of the problems of reference and singular terms, including a novel account of singular thought, a systematic application of recent work in the theory of speech acts, and a partial revival of Russell's analysis of singular terms.

A comprehensive account of the structure, conduct, and performance of the centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe, the USSR, Communist China and the Marxist LDCs, looking at 26 nations in all.

Considering the principal questions of the philosophy of mind, this book's answers to them constitutes a new determinist philosophy of mind. It covers the relation between mental and neural events, how these events come about and the relation of these events to actions.

Magna Carta, imposed on King John by his barons in 1215, is widely regarded as the foundation of the British constitution. This study traces the origins of the rebellion which culminated in the events at Runnymede, investigating the causes of the baronial revolt and the northern shires.

This detailed study examines the operatic work's historical position in the Restoration theatre, and shows that, far from being an operatic anomaly, it was deeply rooted in 17th century English theatrical and musical traditions.

This treatise, published here in both Italian and English, was written in 1463. It is the work of Guglielmo Ebreo - William the Jew - dancing master at one of the most influential courts in Renaissance Italy.

This is a fascinating account of daily life in Westminster, one of medieval England's most important monastic communities. It is also a broad scholarly exploration of some major themes in the social history of the Middle Ages by one of its most distinguished historians. 'an outstanding book', Times Higher Education Supplement

This text concentrates on research done during the last 20 years on the philosophy of quantum mechanics. In particular, the author focuses on three major issues: whether quantum mechanics is an incomplete theory, whether it is non-local, and whether it can be interpreted realistically.

This volume presents 12 original essays by contemporary natural law theorists and their critics. Natural law theory is enjoying a revival of interest today in a variety of disciplines, including law, philosophy, political science, and theology and religious studies.

Euthyphro; Apology of Socrates; Crito

A scholarly edition of a work by Cicero. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

`...a scholarly, wide-ranging and illuminating book ... will be indispensable to students and teachers of Shakespeare and the English Romantic poets.' British Book News.

The latter decades of the 18th century were for Ireland an era of momentous political development. This book surveys the social, economic and intellectual background and describes the course of politics at a time when political activity greatly accelerated and was strongly influenced by external forces.

This is a comprehensive and thought-provoking critique of both theological and philosophical attempts over the last 200 years to understand the resurrection, a central tenet of the Christian faith. The author fastens upon vital matters of faith and experience.

The Rule of Augustine, very likely the oldest monastic rule with Western origins, provides daily inspiration for more than 150 Christian communities. This study traces the development of Augustine's monastic ideal, largely shaped by Graeco-Roman philosophical and rhetorical influences.

An account of the singular way in which the American tort system has evolved and operates today. The book deals with such topics as judicial activism, the jury in civil trials, the trial lawyers, the contingent fee and mass litigation: all subjects of contemporary interest in the USA.

One noticeable feature of modern legal systems is the extent to which power is conferred upon government officials and agencies to be exercized at their discretion according to policy considerations, rather than according to precise legal standards. This book is a legal and jurisprudential analysis of discretionary power in modern legal systems.

This study addresses major problems in interpreting Aristotle, such as whether the reader should reconcile the apparent inconsistencies of the corpus by assuming an underlying unity of doctrine (unitarianism), or by positing a sequence of developing ideas (developmentalism).

The interplay between non-relativistic quantum theory and metaphysics has generated radically opposed interpretations for quantum theory. This book outlines the contours of these debates and presents an interpretation of quantum theory which resolves most of the paradoxes.

In the debate about animal rights, biologists may feel threatened by criticism of their use of animals. They may also feel that philosophical discussion of animals is so abstract as to be meaningless. This book brings philosophy and biology together to address these attitudes.

Presents the Nyaya view of philosophy and critically examines it against that of its traditional opponent, the Buddhist version of phenomenalism and idealism. The author argues that Nyaya meets not only traditional Buddhist objections, but also those of modern sense-data representationalists.