Euripides Plays: Medea, the Phoenician Women, Bacchae Bk. 1 (Methuen Classical Greek Dramatists): 1: Medea; the Phoenician Women; Bacchae (Classical Dramatists)

Euripides Plays: Medea, the Phoenician Women, Bacchae Bk. 1 (Methuen Classical Greek Dramatists): 1: Medea; the Phoenician Women; Bacchae (Classical Dramatists)

by Euripides (Author), Euripides (Author), J. Michael Walton (Introduction)

Synopsis

Published in the new Methuen Classical Dramatists series. Always controversial, Euripides' plays are now celebrated for the subtlety of their characterisation and their unorthodox dramatic style. This volume contains three of his finest tragedies: Medea, the abandoned wife, who murders her own children; The Phoenician Women, a further twist in the story of Oedipus and Jocasta; and Bacchae, a macabre and complex play, about the power and irrationality of Dionysos. These translations are by David Thompson and J. Michael Walton.With an introduction by J. Michael Walton

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 186
Edition: New
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: 09 Nov 2000

ISBN 10: 0413752801
ISBN 13: 9780413752802

Author Bio
Euripides is the youngest and most controversial of the three surviving great tragedians from fifth century Athens. His works include Medea, the Trojan Women, the Bacchae, Iphigenia at Aulis and Hippolytus. His polemic, charged plays with their universal themes and significance remain highly relevant to today's society.