Title Medea and other plays / Euripides ; translated by John Davie ; introduction and notes by Richard Rutherford

Edition [Revised edition] Published London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2003, 1996 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia : Penguin Group (Australia), 2014 ©2003

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Description xlvii, 206 pages. ; 20 cm regular print Series Penguin classics Penguin classics. Contents Alcestis -- Medea -- The children of Heracles -- Hippolytus Summary Medea, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of the most shocking of all the Greek tragedies. Dominating the play is Medea herself, a towering figure who demonstrates Euripides' unusual willingness to give voice to a woman's case. Alcestis, a tragicomedy, is based on a magical myth in which Death is overcome, and The Children of Heracles examines conflict between might and right, while Hippolytus deals with self-destructive integrity and moral dilemmas. These plays show Euripides transforming awesome figures of Greek myths into recognizable, fallible human beings Notes Previously published as: Alcestis and other plays Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-197) Notes Translated from the ancient Greek SUBJECT Alcestis, Queen, consort of Admetus, King of Pherae http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014085471 -- Drama. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612 Euripides http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79063679 -- Translations into English. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001577 Euripides http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79063679 -- Translations into English. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002029 Heracles (Greek mythological character) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014084680 -- Family http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005743 -- Drama. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612 Hippolytus (Mythological character) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014085235 -- Drama. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612 Medea, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014012419 -- Drama. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612 Subject Alcestis, Queen, consort of Admetus, King of Pherae (Mythological character) -- Drama Genre/Form Drama. Author Davie, John, 1950- translator Rutherford, R. B., writer of introduction LC no. 2003277882 ISBN 0140449299 (paperback)

Other Titles Works. Selections. English Alcestis and other plays

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