A student edition of this challenging and popular tragedy with notes and commentary. The most controversial of the Greek tragedians; Euripedes is alsothe most modern in his sympathies; a dramatist who handles the complexemotions of his characters with extraordinary depth and insight. Wronged and discarded by her husband; Medea gradually revealsher revenge in its increasing horror; while the audience is led tounderstand the incomprehensible; a woman who murders her own children.Since its first production (431 BC); the play has exerted anirresistible attraction for actors and directors alike. Translated by J.Michael Walton.
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