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Medea and Other Plays

Euripides
4.08/5 (1082 ratings)
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Medea/Hecabe/Electra/Heracles

Four devastating Greek tragedies showing the powerful brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatred

The first playwright to depict suffering without reference to the gods, Euripides made his characters speak in human terms and face the consequences of their actions. In Medea, a woman rejected by her lover takes hideous revenge by murdering the children they both love, and Hecabe depicts the former queen of Troy, driven mad by the prospect of her daughter's sacrifice to Achilles. Electra portrays a young woman planning to avenge the brutal death of her father at the hands of her mother, while in Heracles the hero seeks vengeance against the evil king who has caused bloodshed in his family.

Translated with an Introduction by PHILIP VELLACOTT
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
208 pages
Publication:
2004
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0140441298
ISBN13:
9780140441291
kindle Asin:
B003T6XCHA

Medea and Other Plays

Euripides
4.08/5 (1082 ratings)
Read Download
Medea/Hecabe/Electra/Heracles

Four devastating Greek tragedies showing the powerful brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatred

The first playwright to depict suffering without reference to the gods, Euripides made his characters speak in human terms and face the consequences of their actions. In Medea, a woman rejected by her lover takes hideous revenge by murdering the children they both love, and Hecabe depicts the former queen of Troy, driven mad by the prospect of her daughter's sacrifice to Achilles. Electra portrays a young woman planning to avenge the brutal death of her father at the hands of her mother, while in Heracles the hero seeks vengeance against the evil king who has caused bloodshed in his family.

Translated with an Introduction by PHILIP VELLACOTT
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
208 pages
Publication:
2004
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0140441298
ISBN13:
9780140441291
kindle Asin:
B003T6XCHA

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