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Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated Greek tragedies, the Greek Tragedy in New Translation series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Herbert Golder and the late William Arrowsmith, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays. Brought boldly to life by Herbert Golder and Richard Pevear`s translation and contextualized by Herbert Golder`s excellent introduction, this early Sophoclean tragedy tells the story of the Trojan war hero better known as Ajax, who was second only to Achilles among the Greek warriors. His great crisis was not in battle, but afterward, when Achilles` armor was given to his rival Odysseus instead of to himself. Clearly the greater warrior, he was driven to suicide by his betrayal by the Greeks. In this Sophoclean version of the Aias myth, the hero transforms his dishonor into a work of tragic art, and his suicide is likewise seen as an act of heroic destiny.
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On Three Sisters' Island, gorgeous witch Mia Devlin tries to patch things up with her erstwhile lover, innkeeper Sam Logan.
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The Rand scientific expedition entered the lush wilderness of the Amazon and never returned. Years later, one of its members has stumbled out of the world's most inhospitable rainforest -- a former Special Forces soldier, scarred, mutilated, terrified, and mere hours from death, who went in with one arm missing . . . and came out with both intact. Unable to comprehend this inexplicable event, the government sends Nathan Rand into this impenetrable secret world of undreamed-of perils, to follow the trail of his vanished father . . . toward mysteries that must be solved at any cost. But the nightmare that is awaiting Nate and his team of scientists and seasoned U.S. Rangers dwarfs any danger they anticipated; an ancient, unspoken terror -- a power beyond human imagining -- that can forever alter the world beyond the dark, lethal confines of . . .
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In this story collection, David Means turns his talents to a series of disparate characters--a man who is repeatedly struck by lightning, an abused young woman, a pianist who can't play, a goldfish concerned about his human family's troubles--who are struggling to deal with major upheavals in their lives.
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