Daily Dose

From The Heracleidae, by Euripides, translated by Ralph Gladstone

ABSOLUTELY

"We're absolutely destined from the start
to fall and be cut down like animals.
Yet maybe you can think of something."

From Iolaus, page 142 this edition

Daily Dose

From Hippolytus, by Euripides, translated by David Grene

NOT TOO

"We should not in the conduct of our lives
be too exacting.  Look, see this roof here --
these overarching beams that span your house --
could builders with all their skill lay them dead straight?
You've fallen into the great sea of love
and with your puny swimming would escape!"

From Scene One, Nurse

Daily Dose

From Medea and Other Plays, by Euripides, translated by James Morwood

COME

"Come, Zeus' bolt of lightening and pierce my head!
What do I gain by living?
Alas, alas! May I rest in death,
leaving this hateful life."

Medea from Medea

More of Faber's New Chick-Lit Editions of the Classics

I honor of Faber's new "Chick-Lit" cover of Sylvia Plath's cheery, domestic comedy, The Bell Jar, I offer a few more forthcoming titles in their spunk new reissue covers.  Girl Power reading!  Yeah!