Binding: Paperback
Description: 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
Title: Medea And Other Plays
Author(s): Euripides
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780140449297
Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/29/2003
Category: Plays, Playscripts