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Translations of Excerpts

Is there a particular reason the play excerpts are translated into English rhyming meter? We are an encyclopedia—we ought to be using something more accurate and less stylized (and the same can be said for the names of the headings under his biography). 108.171.131.161 (talk) 15:04, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I went through and changed some translations. For now, I don't know where to find that Aristophanes one. The translations are my own, and I have no qualms with people attacking them. Untitled50reg (talk) 21:17, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You can't use your own translation (see WP:OR). Paul August ☎ 14:28, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Paul August: What you send me to says quite explicitly: "Faithfully translating sourced material into English, or transcribing spoken words from audio or video sources, is not considered original research." Heading over to translation proper, I find: "Translations published by reliable sources are preferred over translations by Wikipedians". But reliable sources are not necessarily reliable translations. I found the initial comment here, specifically complaining about these "reliable sources", and thought I would replace them with what was desired. What happens to my translations is of little concern to me (as said above), but I am now very confused about translation generally. You say no, pointing at things that says yes (quite explicitly), so I am going to shrug at you. For reliability, that is one reason I put the Greek in: that is actually the quote. Untitled50reg (talk) 15:28, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have tried again. Now we have Loebs, including the Aristophanes one.Untitled50reg (talk) 19:05, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Categorisations of plays

Under the section on Euripides's extant plays, shouldn't all his plays (other than Cyclops) be classed as tragedies? To note that some have elements of a satyr-play, for instance, is permissible, but, to the Athenians, the notion that a play put on in the Dionysia within the three days allowed for tragedies is not a tragedy would be absurd. See also William Allan's edition of Euripides's Helen for discussion of such matters, especially the claim that some of his plays are 'romantic' or 'tragicomic'. 131.111.5.184 (talk) 11:50, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Found fragments

https://greekreporter.com/2024/08/06/euripides-plays-discovery/ reports on fragments of tow plays found. Is this worth incorporating? Kdammers (talk) 23:04, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]