Medea and Other Plays
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- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
26 November 2008
Summary
“the most tragic of the poets” - Aristotle
Euripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all Greek tragedians, and his plays are marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and a subtle variety of register and mood. He is also remarkable for the prominence he gave to female characters, whether heroines of virtue or vice. In the ethically shocking Medea, the first known child-killing mother in Greek myth to perform the deed in cold blood mani…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199537969 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199537968 |
| Author: | Euripides, James Morwood, Edith Hall |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 2008 |
| Weight: | 203g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 128mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
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Critics Review
`Hellenists and generalists alike have reason to rejoice … adds to our understanding and appreciation of a poet-playwright who has never ceased to controversial … comprises four major plays that are wonderful to have together. Edith Hall’s introductory essays … are eloquent and informative, deftly highlighting each play’s chief issues … several new insights into the texts, and sound explanations of the mythical background and ongoing action …James Morwood’s translations … are extraordinary. In crisp prose … these may be the easiest-to-read accurate versions that we are likely to see and, in the inexpensive World Classics edition are quite abargain. No others … lend themselves to such a ready reading … The sheer clarity of the English is a considerable achievement.‘Victor Castellani, The Classical Outlook/Fall 1999, Volume 77, no 1
Euripides
James Morwood was Grocyn Lecturer at Wadham College, Oxford.
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