79 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374530075
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 01 November 2005
Description
In this outstanding new translation, commissioned by Ireland's renowned Abbey Theatre to commemorate its centenary, Seamus Heaney exposes the darkness and the humanity in Sophocles' masterpiece, and inks it with his own modern and masterly touch. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 212 reviews
Moods
challenging 45%
sad 36%
emotional 27%
reflective 27%
tense 27%
inspiring 9%
Pace
medium 44%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | Plot: 33% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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79 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374530075
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 01 November 2005
Description
In this outstanding new translation, commissioned by Ireland's renowned Abbey Theatre to commemorate its centenary, Seamus Heaney exposes the darkness and the humanity in Sophocles' masterpiece, and inks it with his own modern and masterly touch. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 212 reviews
Moods
challenging 45%
sad 36%
emotional 27%
reflective 27%
tense 27%
inspiring 9%
Pace
medium 44%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | Plot: 33% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.