{"product_id":"helen-paperback","title":"Helen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEuripides\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Michie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eColin Leach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranscending the literal bounds of genre, Euripides' \u003cem\u003eHelen\u003c\/em\u003e has been characterized as both a comedy and a tragedy. In this evocative translation by James Michie and Colin Leach, Euripides' delicate balance--in all its subtlety of texture and tone--is beautifully captured. The reader encounters myriad reversals, worlds--real\/ideal, tragic\/comic--surprisingly juxtaposed and, as in any story of Helen, the pathos of the impossible, all allowing Euripides to comment of the futility of war and the difficult distinction between appearance and reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the legends of ancient Greece, there is perhaps no story more compelling than that of Helen. Her surpassing beauty was said to have launched the Greek fleet of a thousand ships to Troy. No woman was so adored and so hated. She was seen as both prize and scapegoat, the promise of bliss and the assurance of doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Translators\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJames Michie\u003c\/strong\u003e is translator of \u003cem\u003eThe Odes of Horace\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Centennial Hymn\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eColin Leach\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.52 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724646125631,"sku":"9780195077100","price":53.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b8a9500b652755acab6b4d868a142eb2_2d167c55-a7be-41a5-b6ca-23ddee824f12.webp?v=1765103404","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/helen-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}