description:  Among the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens, Women of Trakhis is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynamic new translation by award-winning poet Robert Bagg. A powerful drama centered on a desperate wife’s attempts to hold onto her wandering husband, the great Herakles, Women of Trakhis is the tragic tale of how age-old jealousy takes down one of the ancient world’s most feared and storied heroes. This is Sophocles, vibrant and alive, for a new generation.
language: German
title: Die Frauen von Trachis.
titlecomplete: Die Frauen von Trachis.
characters: Heracles, Deianeira (wife of Heracles), Hyllus, Lichas
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Classics, Ancient, Drama, Tragedy, Mythology, Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 2454
publisher:  Insel Verlag