Medea And Other Plays

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 between might and right, while Hippolytus deals with self-destructive integrity.

Translated by JOHN DAVIE

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Euripides - Euripides

Publisher:Penguin

Language:English

Publication Date:2003

Number of pages:256 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:129 mm / 5,1'

Height:198 mm / 7,8'

Weight:191 g

ISBN:9780140449297