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Paperback. This is the fourth volume of Euripides plays in new translation. The four plays it contains, Ion, Orestes, The Phoenician Women and The Suppliant Women, explore ethical and political themes, contrasting the claims of patriotism with family loyalty, pragmatism with justice, the idea that 'might is right' with the ideal of clemency. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552436
ISBN
9780199552436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Offers translations of Euripides' "Medea", "The Children of Heracles", "Andromache", and "Iphigenia among the Taurians", fragments of lost plays by Aeschylus, and the surviving portion of Sophocles' "The Trackers". In this title, introductions for each play offer information about its first production, plot, and reception in antiquity and beyond. Editor(s): Griffith, Mark; Most, Glenn W. Series Editor(s): Grene, David; Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Complete Greek Tragedies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226308784
ISBN
9780226308784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.45

Hardcover. Euripides (c. 485 406 BCE) has been prized in every age for his emotional and intellectual drama. Eighteen of his ninety or so plays survive complete, including "Medea," "Hippolytus," and "Bacchae," one of the great masterpieces of the tragic genre. Fragments of his lost plays also survive. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 120 x 29. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995338
ISBN
9780674995338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.96

Paperback.

"Andromache "takes place in the aftermath of the Trojan War. Andromache has become a concubine to Achilles' son, Neoptolemus, bearing him a child, Molossus. The captive Andromache is haunted by memories of her former life and by her love for Hector and their son Astyanax, both slain by the Greeks who are now her masters. Translator(s): Walton, J. Michael. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 107 x 5. Weight in Grams: 64.

Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854596383
ISBN
9781854596383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

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.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420946
ISBN
9781848420946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Hardcover. Featuring Cecelia Eaton Luschnig's annotated verse translations of Euripides' "Electra," "Iphigenia among the Tauri," and "Orestes," this volume offers an ideal avenue for exploring the playwright's innovative treatment of both traditional and non-traditional stories concerning a central, fascinating member of the famous House of Atreus. Translator(s): Eaton Luschnig, Cecelia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
266
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603849333
ISBN
9781603849333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 39.06

Paperback. Drama Classics edition Translator(s): MacDonald, Marianne; Walton, J. Michael. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 105 x 5. Weight in Grams: 79.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597496
ISBN
9781854597496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Hardcover. Offers expert guidance to readers encountering the works for the first time. This book examines the cultural and political context in which the author wrote, and provides analysis of the themes, structure, and characters of the plays included. Translator(s): Svarlien, Diane Arnson. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603847360
ISBN
9781603847360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941051866
ISBN
9780941051866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience is led to understand the incomprehensible. This Student Edition contains a full introduction, commentary and questions for study and includes J. Michael Walton's classic translation. Editor(s): Walton, J. Michael; McDonald, Marianne. Translator(s): Walton, J. Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413770301
ISBN
9780413770301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.04

Paperback. Covers three of the most famous tragedies from Ancient Greece, all featuring female protagonists. This title presents a play-by-play introduction, key dates and a guide to pronunciation. Translator(s): McLeish, K.; Raphael, Frederic; Walton, Michael; McDonald, Marianne. Series: Drama Classic: Collections S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854598479
ISBN
9781854598479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Morwood, James. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540525
ISBN
9780199540525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. In this play, a son is torn to pieces by his mother at the whim of Dionysos. Translator(s): McLeish, Kenneth; Raphael, Frederic. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 159 x 108 x 5. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854594112
ISBN
9781854594112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.32

Paperback. Offers expert guidance to readers encountering the works for the first time. This book examines the cultural and political context in which the author wrote, and provides analysis of the themes, structure, and characters of the plays included. Translator(s): Svarlien, Diane Arnson. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603847353
ISBN
9781603847353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585103966
ISBN
9781585103966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. The first three plays in this volume are typical of Euripides, filled with violence or its threat, while the fourth, Cyclops, is a satyr play, full of crude and slapstick humour. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555093
ISBN
9780199555093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The four late plays of Euripides collected here, in beautifully crafted translations by Cecelia Eaton Luschnig and Paul Woodruff, offer a faithful and dynamic representation of the playwright's mature vision. Translator(s): Eaton Luschnig, Cecelia; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603844604
ISBN
9781603844604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.42

Hardcover. Eighteen of the ninety or so plays composed by Euripides between 455 and 406 BCE survive in a complete form and are included in the first six volumes of the "Loeb Euripides". This title discusses the evidence for the lost plays. Editor(s): Collard, Christopher; Cropp, Martin. Translator(s): Collard, Christopher; Cropp, Martin. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 115 x 38. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996311
ISBN
9780674996311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.96

Paperback. Offers translations of Euripides' "Medea", "The Children of Heracles", "Andromache", and "Iphigenia among the Taurians", fragments of lost plays by Aeschylus, and the surviving portion of Sophocles' "The Trackers". In this title, introductions for each play offer information about its first production, plot, and reception in antiquity and beyond. Editor(s): Griffith, Mark; Most, Glenn W. Series Editor(s): Grene, David; Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Complete Greek Tragedies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226308982
ISBN
9780226308982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. The Drama Classic edition of Sophocles' version of the Electra myth. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 107 x 8. Weight in Grams: 80.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597564
ISBN
9781854597564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585100484
ISBN
9781585100484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. Translator(s): Morwood, James. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537969
ISBN
9780199537969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172537
ISBN
9781590172537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
442
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521643863
ISBN
9780521643863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

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