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Medea

By Euripides
Series: Student Editions
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Medea is a powerful Greek tragedy by Euripides that explores the intense and tragic story of Medea, a woman scorned by her husband. Filled with complex emotions and psychological depth, the play depicts her horrifying quest for revenge, culminating in the murder of her own children. Since its first staging in 431 BC, it remains a compelling exploration of human passion and cruelty.
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This edition, translated by J. Michael Walton, is suited for students and readers interested in classical literature, drama, and the study of ancient Greek tragedies. It provides helpful notes and commentary to support understanding of the challenging themes.

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Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her
revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience is led to
understand the incomprehensible. This Student Edition contains a full
introduction, commentary and questions for study and includes J.
Michael Walton's classic translation.

Eurpides and this play are studied on English, drama and classics coursesAs well as the complete text of the plays itself, the volumecontains a chronology of the playwright's life and work, anintroduction giving the background to the play; a discussion of thevarious interpretations; and notes on individual words and phrases.J. Michael Walton's, Professor of Drama atUniversity of Hull, classic translation with expert commentary andnotes by: Walton and Dr. Marianne McDonald: Professor of Theatre& Classics at University of California

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A student edition of this challenging and popular tragedy with notes and commentary.

The most controversial of the Greek tragedians, Euripides is also the most modern in his sympathies, a dramatist who handles the complex emotions of his characters with extraordinary depth and insight. Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience is led to understand the incomprehensible; a woman who murders her own children. Since its first production (431 BC), the play has exerted an irresistible attraction for actors and directors alike.

Translated by J. Michael Walton.

Series: Student Editions

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780413770301

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 July 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Edition: New edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by J. Michael Walton
  • Translated by J. Michael Walton
  • Edited by Marianne McDonald

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 146g

Pages: 112

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Education & Reference Euripides Non-Fiction Series: Student Editions

About the Author

Euripides was born near Athens between 485 and 480 BC and grew upduring the years of Athenian recovery after the Persian Wars. His firstplay was presented in 455 BC and he wrote some hundred altogether. Hislater plays are marked by a sense of disillusion at the futility ofhuman aspiration which amounts on occasion to a philosophy ofabsurdism. A year or two before his death he left Athens to live at thecourt of the king of Macedon, dying there in 406 BC. Nineteen of hisplays survive, including Hippolytos, The Bacchae, Iphigeneia at Aulis,Hecuba, Medea, and The Trojan Women.

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