Euripides
Medea and Other Plays: Medea , Hecabe , Electra , Heracles (Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140441291
- author:
- Euripides
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2002
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 19.76 x 12.85 x 1.3 centimetres
- Genre:
- Drama texts: classical, early & medieval
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Medea and Other Plays is a collection of three plays by Euripides, a Greek tragedian known for his bold and thought-provoking works. At its heart is Medea, a play that explores the devastating consequences of a woman's desire for revenge.
Medea's story is one of the most shocking and horrific in all of Greek tragedy, yet it is also a powerful exploration of the human condition. Euripides' unique ability to give voice to the experiences of women is on full display in this play, as well as in two other works: Alcestis, a tragicomedy that celebrates the power of love and sacrifice, and The Children of Heracles, a play that grapples with the complexities of right and wrong.
Through these plays, Euripides transforms the mythological figures of ancient Greece into complex, fallible human beings, revealing the flaws and contradictions that make us all more relatable and understandable.
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