Medea and Other Plays - Penguin Classics

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Publisher's 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

Book information

ISBN: 9780140449297
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 882.01
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 206
Weight: 191g
Height: 198mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 15mm