Andromache, by Racine

A skillful translation of the classical French tragedy about the captivity of Hector's wife after her abduction by the son of Achilles. The rhymed couplets retain the simplicity of form and powerful language of the original. "[This translation] is a striking tour de force" (Hudson Review). Drawings by Igor Tulipanov.

About the author

RICHARD WILBUR, one of America’s most beloved poets, has served as poet laureate of the United States. He has received the National Book Award, two Pulitzer Prizes, the National Arts Club medal of honor for literature, and a number of translation prizes, including two Bollingen Prizes and two awards from PEN.

Summary

A skillful translation of the classical French tragedy about the captivity of Hector's wife after her abduction by the son of Achilles. The rhymed couplets retain the simplicity of form and powerful language of the original. "[This translation] is a striking tour de force" (Hudson Review). Drawings by Igor Tulipanov.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Racine, Jean Baptiste Racine
• Assisted by: Igor Tulipanov (Illustration), Richard Wilbur (Translation)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.1984
• EAN: 9780156075107
• ISBN: 978-0-15-607510-7
• No. of pages: 120
• Weight: 4531 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Civilization, POETRY: Anthologies (multiple authors), LITERARY COLLECTIONS: European / German, DRAMA: Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Ancient & Classical, DRAMA: European / General, DRAMA: European / French, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: European / French