Medea and Other Plays

Euripides (author), Richard Rutherford (author of introduction), John Davie (translator)

Paperback Published on: 27/03/2003; Language: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) (Original language of a translated text)

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Synopsis

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

Publisher information

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780140449297
Number of pages: 256
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 14 mm
Weight: 194g
Languages: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) (Original language of a translated text)