Medea and Other Plays - Paperback
by Euripides
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Availability:In StockContributor:Euripides, Philip Vellacott (Translator), Philip Vellacott (Introduction by)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:1963-08-30Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140441291ISBN-10:140441298UPC:9780140441291Book Category:Drama, Literary Collections, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Dysfunctional FamiliesSize:7.78 x 5.06 x 0.51 inchesWeight:0.3307Product ID:SCN8GBC5XR
Medea and Other Plays
Four plays which exemplify his interest in flawed, characters who defy the expectations of Greek society The four tragedies collected in this volume all focus on a central character, once 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...
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140441291ISBN-10:140441298UPC:9780140441291Book Category:Drama, Literary Collections, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Dysfunctional FamiliesSize:7.78 x 5.06 x 0.51 inchesWeight:0.3307Product ID:SCN8GBC5XR
Euripides was an Athenian born in 484BC. A member of a family of considerable rank, he disliked performing the public duties expected of him, preferring a life of introspection. He was not a popular figure, and at some point (and for a reason unknown) he went into voluntary exile at the court of Archelaus, King of Macedon. He died c.407BC and is thought to have written around ninety-two plays, of...
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Euripides, Philip Vellacott (Translator), Philip Vellacott (Introduction by)
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