Medea and Other Plays Paperback / softback
by Euripides
Paperback / softback
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Alcestis/Medea/The Children of Heracles/Hippolytus'One of the best prose translations of Euripides I have seen' Robert FaglesThis selection of plays shows Euripides transforming the titanic figures of Greek myths into recognizable, fallible human beings.
Medea, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of the most shocking of all the Greek tragedies.
Medea is a towering figure who demonstrates Euripides' unusual willingness to give voice to a woman's case.
Alcestis is based on a magical myth in which Death is overcome, and The Children of Heracles examines conflict between might and right, while Hippolytus deals with self-destructive integrity.
Translated by JOHN DAVIE
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:27/03/2003
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- ISBN:9780140449297
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:27/03/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780140449297