The Dramas Of Sophocles Rendered In English Verse Dramatic Lyric Classic Reprint

Author : George Young
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330154625
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (546 download)

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Download or read book The Dramas of Sophocles Rendered in English Verse Dramatic Lyric written by George Young and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Dramas of Sophocles Rendered in English Verse Dramatic Lyric It is not proposed to detain the reader from Sophocles by any lengthened preface or criticism. It is assumed that those who desire to read or consult an English version of his plays will have had access to one or more of the many lives and introductions which have been produced by competent scholars. The scraps of incident recorded of his life, such as his leading the dance of triumph after Salamis, or his playing ball in the "Nausicaa," are of no more importance to the appreciation of his works than the parallel items in what is called the life of Shakspeare, - his holding horses at the theatre doors, or playing Adam in "As You Like It." If it is true that the Athenians appointed Sophocles with others a general of their army, to testify their admiration for his "Antigone," it gives us an idea - rather a poor one - of Athenian administration, but it does not tend to throw any fresh light upon the play. Much has been written, and well written, in English, of his philosophy and theodicy, of his moral and political views; but in such matters it ought rather to be the aim of a translator that the poet should be enabled to speak for himself. A few remarks may be of service, to secure that the perusal of these pages shall not be approached with an eyesight, as it were, out of focus. Greek Drama, as Sophocles found it, was hilt emerging from a sort of chrysalis a lyrical performance made up of song, ritual, and the dance; such as may be met with, to this day, by travellers, in remoter villages, among ruder races. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.