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Medea and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)

Medea and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Written By: Euripides
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 882.01
EAN: 9780140441291
ISBN: 0140441298
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1963-08-30
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Studio: Penguin Classics

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Editorial Review:

Four plays by the Greek dramatist who started to interpret human behavior without reference to the wisdom of gods.


Reader Reviews for Medea and Other Plays (Penguin Classics):

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Summary: Good job
Comment: Very fast shipping ! I didn't expect it to come so quickly with standard international shipping. Besides, the book is brand new as described on the site.
I am very pleased, thanks.

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Summary: Medea
Comment: The item had major water damage, but the seller emailed me explaining this before he sent it. Very responsible.

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Summary: Bared to The Wire.
Comment: Although writing around 450B.C., Euripedes still holds importance for anyone interested in modern drama. Indeed, I came to Euripedes et al. because of "The Wire" creator David Simon's admission that large parts of his show's plot and characterisation were "stolen" (his words) from the three great Greek tragedians (the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles).

Euripedes holds a reputation as possibly the darkest of all the Greek playwrights (so dark that he was deeply unpopular in Athens, repeatedly mocked by Aristophanes in his plays, and forced into exile in the last years of his life). "Medea" is probably his most famous work, and indeed it is exceedingly dark stuff, dealing with child murder and revenge just for starters.

But what makes Euripedes' work endure is the extreme economy he employs in his works, along with the means of expressing this economy: "Medea" runs to perhaps fifty pages, and he was the first playwright to use everyday, idiomatic language as the language of the gods and classical heroes. In so doing, "Medea" and the other works featured here are a reminder of the enduring power of sparse and direct language.

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Summary: Older edition
Comment: This is just a previous edition of Vellacott's translations. Easily obtainable at used bookstores and much cheaper!

Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: Classic Vellacott
Comment: Philip Vellacott's translations of any Greek play remains for me the epitome of a translators art. Really it's thanks to Vellacott that Euripides became famous in our day! These translations will never die.


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