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- catalog abstract "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. This new translation does full justice to Euripides's range of tone and gift of narrative. A lucid introduction provides substantial analysis of each play, complete with vital explanations of the traditions and background to Euripides's world. Contains: Medea; Hippolytus; Electra; Helen. 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 manipulates her world in order to wreak vengeance on her treacherous husband. Hippolytus sees Phaedra's confession of her passion for her stepson herald disaster, while Electra's heroine helps her brother murder their mother in an act that mingles justice and sin. Lastly, lighter in tone, the satyr drama, Helen, is an exploration of the impossibility of certitude as brilliantly paradoxical as the three famous tragedies.".
- catalog alternative "Medea and other plays".
- catalog alternative "Works. Selections. English. 1998".
- catalog contributor b11155426.
- catalog contributor b11155427.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "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 manipulates her world in order to wreak vengeance on her treacherous husband. Hippolytus sees Phaedra's confession of her passion for her stepson herald disaster, while Electra's heroine helps her brother murder their mother in an act that mingles justice and sin. Lastly, lighter in tone, the satyr drama, Helen, is an exploration of the impossibility of certitude as brilliantly paradoxical as the three famous tragedies.".
- catalog description "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. This new translation does full justice to Euripides's range of tone and gift of narrative. A lucid introduction provides substantial analysis of each play, complete with vital explanations of the traditions and background to Euripides's world. Contains: Medea; Hippolytus; Electra; Helen.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "Medea -- Hippolytus -- Electra -- Helen.".
- catalog extent "xlvii, 218 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0192824422 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford world's classics".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "882/.01 21".
- catalog subject "Electra (Greek mythology) Drama.".
- catalog subject "Euripides Translations into English.".
- catalog subject "Greek drama (Tragedy) Translations into English.".
- catalog subject "Helen of Troy (Greek mythology) Drama.".
- catalog subject "Hippolytus (Greek mythology) Drama.".
- catalog subject "Medea (Greek mythology) Drama.".
- catalog subject "PA3975 .A2 1998b".
- catalog tableOfContents "Medea -- Hippolytus -- Electra -- Helen.".
- catalog title "Medea ; Hippolytus ; Electra ; Helen / Euripides ; translated and edited by James Morwood ; introduction by Edith Hall.".
- catalog title "Medea and other plays".
- catalog title "Works. Selections. English. 1998".
- catalog type "text".