<DIV>From the renowned contemporary American poet C. K. Williams comes this fluent and accessible version of the great tragedy by Euripides. <BR><BR>This book includes an introduction by Martha Nussbaum.<BR></div> <DIV><b>C. K. Williams</b> was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1936. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for <i>Repair</i>. His other books include <i>Tar</i>, <i>The Vigil</i>, <i>Selected Poems</i>, <i>Flesh and Blood,</i> and <i>Misgivings</i>. Williams teaches at Princeton University.<BR></div> <DIV>From the renowned contemporary American poet C. K. Williams comes this fluent and accessible version of the great tragedy by Euripides. As the University of Birmingham's Stephen Halliwell has noted: "This new version of <i>The Bacchae</i> should allow English readers to appreciate some of the rich qualities of Euripides' masterpiece. Williams handles the spoken poetry of the original in a flexible verse that encompasses a wide range of tone. His treatment of the lyrics uses a rhythmically bold form whose accents would particularly lend themselves to effective choral acting. The translation is accompanied by a striking essay from Martha Nussbaum, who offers both a well-shaped approach to the play for new readers and many challenging thoughts for those seeking to deepen their appreciation of the work."<BR></div> <DIV>"Williams's fine translation of <i>The Bacchae</i> achieves something of what Longinus (in <i>On The Sublime</i>) admires in Euripides, 'sobriety in the midst of the Bacchic revels.' Williams convinces us of Dionysus' power to make a man slip into madness, but in language that never forgets its form and control. Martha Nussbaum's subtle, wide-ranging, and well-informed introduction does justice to the disturbing, transgressive energy of the play. It is an excellent study of the psychological, religious, and moral issues that Euripides raises."—<b>Charles Segal, Princeton University</b><BR><BR>"Williams has done a fine version of <i>The Bacchae</i> in vigorous, plain language, and I think that the beautifully rendered choruses, if distributed in the manner he envisions, would have great power in performance."—<b>Richard Wilbur</b><BR><BR>"Williams's translation of <i>The Bacchae</i> seems to me energetic, fluent, and richly dramatic. I am full of admiration."—<b>Anthony Hecht</b><BR></div>