Alcestis
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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:
Alcestis / Euripides ; in a new version by Ted Hughes.
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Imprint:
London : Faber, 2000.
Collation:
83p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 1999.Translated from the Ancient Greek.
ISBN:
9780571205806 (pbk)
Dewey class:
882.01882.01 EURI
Local class:
882.01 EURI
Language:
EnglishGreek, Ancient (to 1453)
BRN:
1322657
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