With attention to the intensity of spoken language, a poet and a classicist combine talents to create a new translation of Sophocles' tragic drama about the downfall of Oedipus after he murders his father and marries his mother

Oedipus the King (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)

Reference

Clay, Diskin

Berg, Stephen

SOPHOCLES

Words, Language & Grammar

Oxford University Press

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the sense of poetry evident in the originals. Under the editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shaprio, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on difficult passages, ample stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical names and geographical references encountered in the dialogue. Sophocles' Oedipus the King paves the way as the first in the series to appear in paperback. In this highly-acclaimed translation of the greatest of all Greek tragedies, Stephen Berg--the well-known poet--and Diskin Clay--the distinguished classicist--combine their talents to offer the contemporary reader a dazzling version of Sophocles' timeless work. Emphasizing the intensity of the spoken language, they capture the unrelenting power of Sophoclean drama. No other English translation conveys the same terrifying emotional level, especially in the choral odes, the forceful descriptions of Jokasta's death, the blinding of Oedipus, and the final scene of desolation. Berg and Clay's translation--now available for the first time in paperback--both adheres strictly to the original meaning of the play and breathes new life into its language.

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Stephen Berg is the author of "Oblivion", "In It", "New and Selected Poems", "Crow With No Mouth: Ikkyu", and other books of poetry. The recipient of Guggenheim, NEA, and Pew fellowships, he is founder and coeditor of the American Poetry Review.

With Akhmatova at the Black Gates: VARIATIONS. POEMS

Poetry

University of Illinois Press

WITH AKHMATOVA AT THE BLACK GATES

In "X=", Stephen Berg winds through the wreck of longing and loss, navigating the strains of curious beauty with flashes of electrifying clarity. Stripping bare the burdens of gnawing, unknowing fear, Berg has found his way into a voice of great energy and spontaneity, into a form of overwhelming urgency and detail.

X =: POEMS (Illinois Poetry Series)

In X=, Stephen Berg winds through the wreck of longing and loss, navigating the strains of curious beauty with flashes of electrifying clarity. Stripping bare the burdens of gnawing, unknowing fear, Berg has found his way into a voice of great energy and spontaneity, into a form of overwhelming urgency and detail.

New Naked Poetry Recent American Poetry in Open Forms

History & Criticism

Macmillan Pub. Co.

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 -research based so you know recreational or PE time is spent on effective, health-promoting activities; 
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-fully illustrated to make the games and activities easy to implement with minimal preparation with the use of reproducible task cards; and
-appropriate in a variety of settings, with activities and teaching techniques for three developmental levels, multiple cross-curricular connections, and activity variations.
The book presents a variety of ideas for circuits and stations, games, gymnastics, dance, and supplemental activities. You'll also find these features:
-Cross-curricular worksheets and reproducibles
-Assessment tools · -Achievement recognition and motivation tools that make it easy to implement the activities effectively
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Building Strong Bones & Muscles

McKay, Heather

Fishburne, Graham

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Human Kinetics

Footnotes to an Unfinished Poem

Orchises Pr

"Anyone interested in how language calls to language, and heart to heart, will find these pages irresistible." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
"In this quirky, resonant, and necessary book, generously edited by Stephen Berg, a wide range of American poets at all stages of their writing lives offer their poems and choose their precursors, meditating with great humility and insight on the dual mysteries of influence and mastery, on the reading that fosters writing, on the shimmering nobility of poetry itself." —Edward Hirsch, Author of How to Read a Poem
Twenty-eight distinguished contemporary American poets provide a multifaceted view of the creative process. Each poet has contributed a poem and chosen several poems by other poets that have influenced it. In an essay, each poet then describes how those influences have led to a sense of poetic mastery.
The Contributors:
<ul>
<li>A.R. Ammons </li>
<li>L.S. Asekoff </li>
<li>Stephanie Brown </li>
<li>Hayden Carruth </li>
<li>Gillian Conoley </li>
<li>Amy Gerstler </li>
<li>Judith Hall </li>
<li>Hunt Hawkins </li>
<li>Jane Hirshfield </li>
<li>Claudia Keelan </li>
<li>Yusef Komunyakaa </li>
<li>Lisa Lewis </li>
<li>Dana Levin </li>
<li>Laurence Lieberman </li>
<li>Thomas Lux </li>
<li>Jane Mead </li>
<li>Jack Myers </li>
<li>Donald Revell </li>
<li>Len Roberts </li>
<li>Michael Ryan </li>
<li>Ira Sadoff </li>
<li>Hugh Seidman </li>
<li>Jennifer Snyder Gerald Stern </li>
<li>Lucien Stryk </li>
<li>Karen Volkman </li>
<li>Ted Weiss </li>
<li>Joe Wenderoth</li>
</ul>
"[A]n intimate and diverse look at the interactive processes of reading and writing: at its best, a compelling revelation of the ways in which the lifeblood of the poetic tradition seeps into the veins of the maker and is remade by this process in as much as it molds it."—Rain Taxi
"My Business is Circumference will intrigue apprentice poets, teachers, and readers fascinated by writers creatively exploring their own material and philosophical foundations."—Foreword Magazine
"The collection's abundance should last you several seasons at the very least."—The Jewish Exponent
"The younger poets male and female steal the show here; while many skirt the topic of mastery with respect to their own work, they are passionate about their influences, which range from Sei Shonagon to Walt Whitman to Sharon Olds."—Library Journal
"The poems selected are a delight. Placed with the work of the moderns they are sometimes a surprise. The juxtaposition invites the reader to puzzle out what the connection is between the two. It is a veritable Rorschach text touching on subtle and sometimes mysterious associations. The poets are generous in their description of their creative processes and revisit their first contact with the poems that inspired them, go on to share with us what touched them, what techniques influenced them and what they struggled with…With the encouragement of the editor, the poets in this book have generously offered to us their insight and art. For this they deserve a place of honor on our book shelves."—Small Press Review

My Business is Circumference

Paul Dry Books

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