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  Medea and Other Plays: "Alcestis", "Children of Heracles", "Hippolytus": Medea/ Alcestis/The Children of Heracles/ Hippolytus (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) By (author) Euripides, Translated by John Davie, Introduction by Richard Rutherford

  

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  Short Description for Medea and Other Plays: "Alcestis", "Children of Heracles", "Hippolytus"Includes the plays "Medea", "Alcestis", "The Children of Heracles", and "Hippolytus".
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  • Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
  • Published: 01 May 2003
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Plays, Playscripts | Contemporary Fiction | Classics
  • ISBN 13: 9780140449297 ISBN 10: 0140449299
  • Sales rank: 53,186

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Full description for Medea and Other Plays: "Alcestis", "Children of Heracles", "Hippolytus"

• That proud, impassioned soul, so ungovernable now that she has felt the sting of injustice' "Medea", in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of the most shocking and horrific of all the Greek tragedies. Dominating the play is Medea herself, a towering and powerful 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 the conflict between might and right, while "Hippolytus" deals with self-destructive integrity and moral dilemmas. These plays show Euripides transforming the awesome figures of Greek mythology into recognizable, fallible human beings. John Davie's accessible prose translation is accompanied by a general introduction and individual prefaces to each play. It was previously published as "Alcestis and Other Plays".