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Medea and Other Plays: Medea/ Alcestis/The Children of Heracles/ Hippolytus: "Alcestis", "Children of Heracles", "Hippolytus" (Penguin Classics) Book

Includes the plays 'Medea', 'Alcestis', 'The Children of Heracles', and 'Hippolytus'.Read More

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  • TheBookPeople

    That proud, impassioned soul, so ungovernable now that she has felt the sting of injustice' Medea, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of the most shocking and horrific of all the Greek tragedies. Dominating the play is Medea herself, a towering and powerful figure who demonstrates Euripides' unusual willingness to give voice to a woman's case. Alcestis, a tragicomedy, is based on a magical myth in which Death is overcome, and The Children of Heracles examines the conflict between might and right, while Hippolytus deals with self-destructive integrity and moral dilemmas. These plays show Euripides transforming the awesome figures of Greek mythology into recognizable, fallible human beings. John Davie's accessible prose translation is accompanied by a general introduction and individual prefaces to each play. It was previously published as Alcestis and Other Plays.

  • Foyles

    Alcestis/Medea/The Children of Heracles/Hippolytus'One of the best prose translations of Euripides I have seen' Robert FaglesThis 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

  • Penguin

    'That proud, impassioned soul, so ungovernable now that she has felt the sting of injustice' Medea, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of the most shocking and horrific of all the Greek tragedies.

  • Blackwell

    Translated by John Davie with an Introduction and Notes by Richard Rutherford. Previously published as Alcestis and Other Plays, the Penguin Classics edition of Euripides' Medea and Other Plays is translated by John Davie with introductions...

  • BookDepository

    Medea and Other Plays : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140449297 : 0140449299 : 01 May 2003 : An accessible prose translation that is accompanied by a general introduction and individual prefaces to each play.

  • Waterstones

    Includes the plays ''Medea'', ''Alcestis'', ''The Children of Heracles'', and ''Hippolytus''.

  • ASDA

    Includes the plays Medea Alcestis The Children of Heracles and Hippolytus.

  • Pickabook

    Euripides, John Davie (Trans), Richard Rutherford

  • 0140449299
  • 9780140449297
  • Euripides
  • 27 March 2003
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 240
  • Rev Ed
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