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Medea and Other Plays : Medea; Hecabe; Electra; Heracles (Penguin Classics)
Medea/Hecabe/Electra/Heracles
Four devastating Greek tragedies showing the powerful brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatred
The first playwright to depict suffering without reference to the gods, Euripides made his characters speak in human terms and face the consequences of their actions. In Medea, a woman rejected by her lover takes hideous revenge by murdering the children they both love, and Hecabe depicts the former queen of Troy, driven mad by the prospect of her daughter's sacrifice to Achilles. Electra portrays a young woman planning to avenge the brutal death of her father at the hands of her mother, while in Heracles the hero seeks vengeance against the evil king who has caused bloodshed in his family.
Translated with an Introduction by PHILIP VELLACOTT
Four devastating Greek tragedies showing the powerful brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatred
The first playwright to depict suffering without reference to the gods, Euripides made his characters speak in human terms and face the consequences of their actions. In Medea, a woman rejected by her lover takes hideous revenge by murdering the children they both love, and Hecabe depicts the former queen of Troy, driven mad by the prospect of her daughter's sacrifice to Achilles. Electra portrays a young woman planning to avenge the brutal death of her father at the hands of her mother, while in Heracles the hero seeks vengeance against the evil king who has caused bloodshed in his family.
Translated with an Introduction by PHILIP VELLACOTT
Product details
ASIN : 0140441298
Publisher : Penguin; First Edition (27 Feb. 2002)
Language : English
Paperback : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780140441291
ISBN-13 : 978-0140441291
Dimensions : 19.76 x 12.85 x 1.3 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 21,128 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
168 in Drama (Books)
1,437 in Fiction Classics (Books)
Customer reviews: 4.6
325 ratings
ASIN : 0140441298
Publisher : Penguin; First Edition (27 Feb. 2002)
Language : English
Paperback : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780140441291
ISBN-13 : 978-0140441291
Dimensions : 19.76 x 12.85 x 1.3 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 21,128 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
168 in Drama (Books)
1,437 in Fiction Classics (Books)
Customer reviews: 4.6
325 ratings
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