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Medea
Euripides
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Description for Medea
Paperback. Medea, maddened by her husband Jason's infidelity, murders their two sons. It is one of the most famous of the Greek tragedies. This title conveys the shocking story and our conflicted loyalties as spectators to the tragedy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 96.
Betrayed by a husband she sacrificed everything for, Medea unleashes a horrific vengeance on her enemies, by murdering her own children.
Featuring one of the most powerful female roles in the history of drama, Euripides' tragedy Medea is reworked by poet Tom Paulin into lithe and sinewy modern English that conveys the shocking story - and our conflicted loyalties as spectators to the tragedy - more strongly than ever.
This version of Medea was first staged by Northern Broadsides on a UK tour in 2010.
Product Details
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
96g
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848420946
SKU
V9781848420946
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Ref
99-50
About Euripides
Euripides (c. 480-406 BC) was, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens.
Reviews for Medea
'Tom Paulin's new version is robust, flecked with poetry but still down to earth'
Guardian
'Paulin's script probes into the deeper and darker reasoning behind Medea's ostracism, the otherness that has both attracted and repelled her intimates'
Stage
Guardian
'Paulin's script probes into the deeper and darker reasoning behind Medea's ostracism, the otherness that has both attracted and repelled her intimates'
Stage