Medea and Other Plays
medea/ alcestis/the children of heracles/ hippolytus
$19.53
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
4 July 2004
Summary
Medea’s Fury and Other Tales of Tragedy
That proud, impassioned soul, so ungovernable now that she has felt the sting of injustice…
‘Medea’, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of the most shocking and horrific of all the Greek tragedies. Dominating the play is Medea herself, a towering and powerful figure who demonstrates Euripides’ unusual willingness to give voice to a woman’s case.
‘Alcestis’, a tragicomedy, is ba…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140449297 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140449299 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Euripides, Richard Rutherford, John Davie |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 4 July 2004 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 14mm |
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About The Author
Euripides
Euripides (c.485-406 BC) is thought to have written 92 plays, only 18 of which survive.
John Davie is Head of Classics at St Paul’s School in London.
Richard Rutherford is Tutor in Classics at Christ Church, Oxford.
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