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.
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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.
Text: English, French (translation)
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Good. Love? What does love mean in this fearsome drama? Not much that is affirmative. Not much to heat the heart of a sentimental spectator. It signifies a passion that amounts to illness, an alternately aching and frantic desire that cannot be slaked. The three characters who love strive to conquer love by straining their will power to its elastic limits. And what does loved mean here? Not the ecstasy of glowing with selflessness and basking in another's affection, but a tormenting burden that cannot be shaken off, can only be readjusted to serve as an instrument of convenience or harm. from the Afterword by Albert Bermel. Seller Inventory # 00102217704
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tulipanov, Igor (illustrator) (illustrator). Seller Inventory # mon0004068891
Seller: Greatmedia, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Tulipanov, Igor (illustrator) (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1982 First Edition in near fine condition. Seller Inventory # AB05012
Seller: Squeaky Trees Books, Greenfield TWP, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tulipanov, Igor (illustrator) (illustrator). First Edition. Stated first edition, very light wear to hardboards, sharp tips, remainder mark bottom page foredge, no markings, very clean and tight, very light wear to dustcover, tiny nick upper tip where it folds into book VG+/VG; 8.1 X 5.4 X 0.7 inches; 104 pages. Seller Inventory # 18920
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Hardback. Condition: Good. Love? What does love mean in this fearsome drama? Not much that is affirmative. Not much to heat the heart of a sentimental spectator. It signifies a passion that amounts to illness, an alternately aching and frantic desire that cannot be slaked. The three characters who love strive to conquer love by straining their will power to its elastic limits. And what does loved mean here? Not the ecstasy of glowing with selflessness and basking in another's affection, but a tormenting burden that cannot be shaken off, can only be readjusted to serve as an instrument of convenience or harm. from the Afterword by Albert Bermel. Seller Inventory # CIN0151070520G
Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tulipanov, Igor (illustrator) (illustrator). FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus. Published by Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1982. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good. Seller Inventory # 565772
Seller: Great Books&Cafe @ The Williamsford Mill, Williamsford, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Tulipanov, Igor (illustrated by) (illustrator). First Edition. 104 pp. With b&w illustrations. Pages rough at fore edge from manufacturing defect, a few odd marks on page edges; price-clipped pictorial dustjacket shows a few very short closed tears, light rubbing along spine and flap folds, some surface wear on rear panel, else an excellent copy. Seller Inventory # 001783
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition with Richard Wilbur's translation. Drawings by Igor Tulipanov. Slight offsetting on pastedown endpapers, near fine in a fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 607208
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Tulipanov, Igor (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo, pp. xv, 104. Translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur, with drawings by Igor Tulipanov. Paper over boards with cloth spine. A nice copy in very slightly chipped and soiled dj. Seller Inventory # 57159
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: new. Tulipanov, Igor (illustrator) (illustrator). New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # 86I50_49_0151070520