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One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medea centers on the myth of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who has won the dragon-guarded treasure of the Golden Fleece with the help of the sorceress Medea. Having married Medea and fathered her
This stunning translation, by the acclaimed poet Robin Robertson (Forward Prize, Man Booker shortlist 2018), has reinvigorated Euripides' devastating take of a god's revenge for contemporary readers, bringing the ancient verse to fervid, brutal li
The influence of Euripides on the development of the dramatic genre cannot be overstated. Along with Sophocles and Aeschylus he is regarded as one of the three great Greek tragedians from classical antiquity. One of the most important of Euripides' su
Euripides turned to playwriting at a young age, achieving his first victory in the Athens' City Dionysia dramatic competitions in 441 BC. He would be awarded this honor three more times in his life, and once more posthumously. His plays are often iron
Euripides' Electra is a play probably written in the mid 410s BC, likely before 413 BC. It is unclear whether it was first produced before or after Sophocles' version of the Electra story.
THE ACCLAIMED TRANSLATION BY ROBIN ROBERTSON (FORWARD PRIZE, MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLIST 2018) Euripides' Medea, the brutally powerful ancient Greek tragedy that reverberates down the centuries, has been brought to fresh and urgent life by one of our b
I am Iphigenia, daughter of the daughter of Tyndareus My father killed me Few contemporary poets elicit such powerful responses from readers and critics as Anne Carson. The New York Times Book Review calls her work "personal, necessary, and important
Herakles er uden tvivl den største græske sagnhelt og i mange henseender en succeshistorie. Han optræder i adskillige myter, hvor han nedlægger en lang række forbrydere og monstre, og efter et langt og anstrengende liv udødeliggøres han som en gud. I trag
An industrial port of a war-torn city. Women survivors wait to be shipped abroad. Officials come and go. A grandmother, once Queen, watches as her remaining family are taken from her one by one. The city burns around them. Euripides' great anti-war tr
This Norton Critical Edition includes: Sheila Murnaghan's new translation of the great Greek tragedy of betrayal, revenge, and murder, set in Corinth in the fifth-century B.C.E. A full introduction and explanatory annotations by Sheila Murnaghan. Anci
Sixty years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, students, and readers. They succeeded. Under the expert management of eminent classi
This new volume of three of Euripides' most celebrated plays offers graceful, economical, metrical translations that convey the wide range of effects of the playwright's verse, from the idiomatic speech of its dialogue to the high formality of its
Euripides' Bacchae, 'Bakkantinderne', indtager en særlig plads i græsk drama og i Euripides' karriere, da det er et af hans allersidste værker. Opført posthumt 405 f.Kr. er det måske hans mest provokerende værk, der lader guden Dionysos v
World premiere of a new version of Euripides' classic Medea. Plays in London as part of the Almeida's Greek Season. Medea's marriage is breaking up. And so is everything else. Testing the limits of revenge and liberty, Euripides' seminal p
Den trolddomskyndige kongedatter Medea har, forblændet af kærlighed, forladt sit hjem ved Sortehavet og rejst til Grækenland med den charmerende Jason. Hendes lykke er dog kortvarig. Efter at have fået to børn med Medea beslutter Jason sig nemlig for at s
Forblændet af kærlighed har Medea forladt sit hjem ved Sortehavet og er rejst til Grækenland med den charmerende Jason. Lykken viser sig dog at vare kort: Efter at have fået to børn med Medea beslutter Jason sig forat sikre sin fremtid ved at gifte sig in
Troja er faldet, og alle mænd er døde. Kvinderneskal fordeles ved lod mellem grækernes konger: Hvilken mand skal have hvilken kvinde? Fra denkollektive tragedie, som er Trojas fald, til det enkelte individs personlige tragedie, scene efter scene,er traged
Euripides' Alcestis - perhaps the most anthologized Attic drama--is an ideal text for students reading their first play in the original Greek. Literary commentaries and language aids in most editions are too advanced or too elementary for intermediate
Four plays by ancient Greeces third great tragedian. One of antiquitys greatest poets, Euripides has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. The new Loeb Classical Library edition of his plays i
Three plays by ancient Greeces third great tragedian. One of antiquity's greatest poets, Euripides has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. The new Loeb Classical Library edition of his p
Three plays by ancient Greeces third great tragedian. One of antiquitys greatest poets, Euripides has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. The new Loeb Classical Library edition of his plays
Lost works by ancient Greeces third great tragedian. Eighteen of the ninety or so plays composed by Euripides between 455 and 406 BC survive in a complete form and are included in the preceding six volumes of the Loeb Euripides. A further fifty-two traged
Hvad sker der, når en stedmor forelsker sig i sin stedsøn? Kan følelserne få frit løb, eller må de undertrykkes? Kan en familie overhovedet overleve et sådant tabubrud? Kan stedmoren? Kan sønnen? Hippolytos har det hele med: forelskelsen, forbitrelsen, fo
This up-to-date edition makes Euripides' most famous and influential play accessible to students of Greek reading their first tragedy as well as to more advanced students. The introduction analyzes Medea as a revenge-plot, evaluates the strands of mot