{"product_id":"helen-9780195077100","title":"Helen","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Euripides | Colin Leach | James Michie\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\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","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46893568557207,"sku":"9780195077100","price":1031.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780195077100.webp?v=1770317259","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/helen-9780195077100","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}