{"product_id":"alcestis-a-play-paperback","title":"Alcestis: A Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEuripedes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTed Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the years before his death at age sixty-eight in 1998, Hughes translated several classical works with great energy and ingenuity. His\u003ci\u003e Tales from Ovid \u003c\/i\u003ewas called one of the great works of our century (Michael Hofmann, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London), his \u003ci\u003eOresteia of Aeschylus\u003c\/i\u003e is considered the difinitive version, and his \u003ci\u003ePh dre\u003c\/i\u003ewas acclaimed on stage in New York as well as London. Hughes's version of Euripides's \u003ci\u003eAlcestis\u003c\/i\u003e, the last of his translations, has the great brio of those works, and it is a powerful and moving conclusion to the great final phase of Hughes's career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEuripides was, with Aeschylus and Sophocles, one of the greatest of Greek dramatists. Alcestis tells the story of a king's grief for his wife, Alcestis, who has given her young life so that he may live. As translated by Hughes, the story has a distinctly modern sensibility while retaining the spirit of antiquity. It is a profound meditation on human mortality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTed Hughes's last book of poems, \u003ci\u003eBirthday Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Prize. He was Poet Laureate to Queen Elizabeth II and lived in Devon, England until he died in 1998.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong \u003cb\u003eTed Hughes's\u003c\/b\u003e other translations are \u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia\u003c\/i\u003e of Aeschylus, Racine's \u003ci\u003ePhedre\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTales from Ovid\u003c\/i\u003e. His last book of poems, \u003ci\u003eBirthday Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Prize. He was Poet Laureate to Queen Elizabeth II and lived in Devon, England until he died in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.58 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695004946495,"sku":"9780374527266","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/48b7cf0c744e09b6008b6ab67beef504.webp?v=1765002529","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/alcestis-a-play-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}