Year:
1874
Notes:
Prose translation by Emile Pessonneaux in two volumes, reedited in 1875, 1878, 1880 and 1883 (Paris: G. Charpentier). Alceste was published on its own in 1882 (Paris: Delalain frères). A 1995 edition of selected plays by Euripides reprinted Pessonneaux's Médée, Andromaque, Les Troyennes, Électre and Iphigénie en Aulide (sic. Pessonneaux's original title was 'Iphigénie à Aulis'). Sources: BNF catalogue général, Delcourt, Marie. Etude sur les traductions des tragiques grecs et latins en France depuis la Renaissance. 1925, p.231-236. The first volume of both the 1875 and the 1878 editions are available online http://archive.org/stream/thtredeuripide00racigoog#page/n8/mode/2up and http://archive.org/stream/theatredeuripid00pessgoog#page/n6/mode/2up (15/08/12).
Publication details:
Paris: E. Fasquelle, 2 vols.
Languages:
French
Ancient works on which this translation is based:
URI:
productions/translations/8856