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Medea

By Euripides
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Medea by Euripides is a powerful Greek tragedy that tells the story of a wronged wife who exacts a chilling revenge on her unfaithful husband by murdering their children. This classic drama explores themes of betrayal, justice, and the extremes of human emotion, remaining a seminal work in literature, politics, law, and psychoanalysis.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This edition is ideal for classic literature enthusiasts, students, drama performers, and readers interested in Greek tragedy and its continuing influence on culture and the arts.

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Features a story of the wronged wife who avenges herself upon her unfaithful husband by murdering their children is lodged securely in the popular imagination, a touchstone for politics, law, and psychoanalysis and the subject of constant retellings and reinterpretations.

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In the centuries since it was first performed, Euripides’s Medea has established itself as one of the most influential of the Greek tragedies. The story of the wronged wife who seeks revenge against her unfaithful husband by murdering their children is lodged securely in the popular imagination, a touchstone for politics, law, and psychoanalysis, and the subject of constant retellings and reinterpretations.

This new translation of Medea by classicist Oliver Taplin, originally published as part of the acclaimed third edition of Chicago’s Complete Greek Tragedies, brilliantly replicates the musicality and strength of Euripides’s verse while retaining the play’s dramatic and emotional impact. Taplin has created an edition of Medea that is particularly suited to performance, while not losing any of the power it has long held as an object of reading or study. This edition is poised to become the new standard, and to introduce a new generation of readers to the heights and depths of Greek tragedy.

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Taplin's translation is praised for its clarity, poetic strength, and performability. Critics highlight his ability to convey the original's musicality and emotional impact while making the text accessible for modern readers and performers. Experts commend the edition as a vital resource for students and theatre, noting its faithfulness to the subtlety and complexity of the original Greek.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226203454

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 February 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Contributors:

  • Translated by Oliver Taplin

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 15.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 113g

Pages: 72

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About the Author

Oliver Taplin is professor emeritus of classics at the University of Oxford. He is the author of many books, including Greek Tragedy in Action, Greek Fire, Homeric Soundings, and, most recently, Pots and Plays. He has also collaborated on several contemporary theater productions.

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