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Medea (Student Editions)
Euripides
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Description for Medea (Student Editions)
Paperback. Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience is led to understand the incomprehensible. This Student Edition contains a full introduction, commentary and questions for study and includes J. Michael Walton's classic translation. Editor(s): Walton, J. Michael; McDonald, Marianne. Translator(s): Walton, J. Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 100.
A student edition of this challenging and popular tragedy with notes and commentary. The most controversial of the Greek tragedians, Euripedes is also the most modern in his sympathies, a dramatist who handles the complex emotions of his characters with extraordinary depth and insight. Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience is led to understand the incomprehensible; a woman who murders her own children. Since its first production (431 BC), the play has exerted an irresistible attraction for actors and directors alike. Translated by J.Michael Walton.
A student edition of this challenging and popular tragedy with notes and commentary. The most controversial of the Greek tragedians, Euripedes is also the most modern in his sympathies, a dramatist who handles the complex emotions of his characters with extraordinary depth and insight. Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience is led to understand the incomprehensible; a woman who murders her own children. Since its first production (431 BC), the play has exerted an irresistible attraction for actors and directors alike. Translated by J.Michael Walton.
Product Details
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Student Editions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413770301
SKU
V9780413770301
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About Euripides
Euripides was born near Athens between 485 and 480 BC and grew up during the years of Athenian recovery after the Persian Wars. His first play was presented in 455 BC and he wrote some hundred altogether. His later plays are marked by a sense of disillusion at the futility of human aspiration which amounts on ... Read more
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