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Medea and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)
Euripides
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Description for Medea and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)
paperback. An accessible prose translation that is accompanied by a general introduction and individual prefaces to each play. Translator(s): Davie, John. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Alcestis/Medea/The Children of Heracles/Hippolytus
'One of the best prose translations of Euripides I have seen' Robert Fagles
This 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140449297
SKU
KMK0021589
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About 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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