{"product_id":"the-complete-plays-of-sophocles-9780062020345","title":"The Complete Plays of Sophocles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Bagg and Scully's renderings strike me as the most performable versions of Sophocles I've ever encountered...if you're looking for the translation that best reflects the emotional force and expressive range of the original plays, you would be hard pressed to do better.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning poet-playwrights Robert Bagg and James Scully present a gripping new translation of Western literature's earliest treasures in \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Plays of Sophocles\u003c\/em\u003e. In the tradition of Robert Fagles' bestselling translations of \u003cem\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, and retaining the textual authenticity of Richmond Lattimore's Aeschylus, Bagg and Scully render Sophocles' dramas accessible and exciting for the modern reader. Students new to Athenian drama, readers of classical literature, and anyone wishing to kindle anew their passion for Greek tragedy will find no more captivating entrance to these milestones of world literature than in Bagg and Scully's \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Plays of Sophocles\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophocles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062020345","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42451678396553,"sku":"9780062020345","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c0581b9e-13ad-4e38-9617-e9f8ef5edccd.jpg?v=1715984336","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-complete-plays-of-sophocles-9780062020345","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}