Found in Translation: Greek Drama in English

by J. Michael Walton

Book Overview

In considering the practice and theory of translating Classical Greek plays into English from a theatrical perspective, Found in Translation, first published in 2006, also addresses the wider issues of transferring any piece of theatre from a source into a target language. The history of translating classical tragedy and comedy, here fully investigated, demonstrates how through the ages translators have, wittingly or unwittingly, appropriated Greek...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521102898
• ISBN13: 9780521102896
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"