Medea: A Norton Critical Edition

This Norton Critical Edition includes:
- Sheila Murnaghan's new translation of the great Greek tragedy of betrayal, revenge, and murder, set in Corinth in the fifth-century B.C.E.
- A full introduction and explanatory annotations by Sheila Murnaghan.
- Ancient perspectives on the unforgettable plot from Xenophon, Apollonius of Rhodes, and Seneca.
- Seminal essays on Medea by P. E. Easterling, Helene P. Foley, and Edith Hall.
- A Selected Bibliography.

About the Series

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About the Author
Murnaghan, Sheila: - Sheila Murnaghan is the Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Disguise and Recognition in the Odyssey and numerous articles on Greek epic and tragedy, gender in classical culture, and classical reception. She is the co-editor of Odyssean Identities in Modern Cultures: The Journey Home and Women and Slaves in Classical Culture: Differential Equations.