Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Horrific "translation".

To anyone who enjoys classic Greek drama, I have one small bit of advice: avoid this book. I am generally open to translators taking some latitude and license with translations of classic texts, but in this instance that approach is stretched far beyond what is reasonable. David Slavitt engages in nothing short of raw butchery as he heaps the text with anachronistic references, slang and vulgarity. What could possibly make Slavitt think it is appropriate to include in "The Persians" a reference to a "thousand-year reich"??? Xerxes as Hitler? No thanks! In an effort to "modernize" these stories, Slavitt succeeds only in destroying their dignity. The result is a "translation" that bears little resemblance to the original works. It's pretty tough to screw up badly enough to get a one-star rating from me, but Slavitt managed to do so. Simply awful.