Euripides: Children of Heracles
$98.72
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2021
Summary
Children of Heracles: A Guide to Euripides’ Masterpiece
This book offers an accessible journey through the intricate narrative of Euripides’ Children of Heracles, providing diverse perspectives to enhance understanding and appreciation of the play.
Children of Heracles recounts the trials of Heracles’ family following his death. Euripides challenges both characters and audience with a series of plot twists and ethical dilemmas as the persecuted family seeks…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350193871 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350193879 |
| Series: | Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy |
| Author: | Florence Yoon |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2021 |
| Weight: | 209g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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Critics Review
Yoon opens up this play’s neglected riches in crisp, lucid, and precise prose. * Greece & Rome *With [an] earnest and well-executed plea for readers and theatre-goers to appreciate this relatively neglected play for what it has to offer rather than succumb to the weight of a long, but receding, history of negative critical reception, Yoon fulfils the aims of a Bloomsbury Companion admirably. * The Classical Review *
About The Author
Florence Yoon
Florence Yoon is Assistant Professor of Greek Language and Literature at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She is the author of The Use of Anonymous Characters in Greek Tragedy (2012).
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