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Euripides: Andromache
M.; Euripides Lloyd
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Description for Euripides: Andromache
Paperback. Andromache , written in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, shows the effects of war on the conquerors and the conquered. The other main theme is the role and nature of women, explored through the conflict between the contrasting figures of Andromache and Hermione. Series Editor(s): Collard, Christopher. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Andromache, written in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, shows the effects of war on the conquerors and the conquered. The other main theme is the role and nature of women, explored through the conflict between the contrasting figures of Andromache and Hermione. The play has a bold and original structure, which finds room for paranoia, nymphomania, racialism, blackmail, treachery, mental breakdown, elopement and revenge. The climax is a messenger speech describing the lynching of Neoptolemus in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Greek text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary. This second edition incorporates some corrections, and ... Read more
Andromache, written in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, shows the effects of war on the conquerors and the conquered. The other main theme is the role and nature of women, explored through the conflict between the contrasting figures of Andromache and Hermione. The play has a bold and original structure, which finds room for paranoia, nymphomania, racialism, blackmail, treachery, mental breakdown, elopement and revenge. The climax is a messenger speech describing the lynching of Neoptolemus in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Greek text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary. This second edition incorporates some corrections, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856687709
SKU
V9780856687709
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About M.; Euripides Lloyd
Michael Lloyd is Professor of Classics at University College, Dublin, Ireland. His publications include The Agon in Euripides (Oxford, 1992) and Sophocles’ Electra (Duckworth Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy, 2005).
Reviews for Euripides: Andromache
'A sound and useful edition, with a reliable translation and a sensible commentary.' David Sansone, Exemplaria Classica (January, 2007)