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Genre/Form: | Tragedies Drama Translations Translations into English Théâtre |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Euripides. Euripides. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1994 (OCoLC)623299765 |
Named Person: | Euripides; Alcestis, Queen consort of Admetus King of Pherae; Medea, consort of Aegeus King of Athens (Mythological character); Alcestis, Queen consort of Admetus King of Pherae.; Euripides.; Medea, consort of Aegeus King of Athens (Mythological character); Euripides; Alcestis, Queen consort of Admetus King of Pherae; Medea, consort of Aegeus King of Athens (Mythological character) |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Euripides.; David Kovacs |
ISBN: | 0674995600 9780674995604 0674995333 9780674995338 067499566X 9780674995666 |
OCLC Number: | 34837302 |
Language Note: | Greek and English on opposite pages. |
Description: | 427 pages ; 17 cm. |
Contents: | Cyclops -- Alcestis -- Medea. |
Series Title: | Loeb classical library, 12. |
Other Titles: | Alcestis. Medea. Works. Cyclops ; Alcestis ; Medea |
Responsibility: | Euripides ; edited and translated by David Kovacs. |
Abstract:
Euripides (c. 485-406 BCE) has been prized in every age for his emotional and intellectual drama. Eighteen of his ninety or so plays survive complete, including Medea, Hippolytus, and Bacchae, one of the great masterpieces of the tragic genre. Fragments of his lost plays also survive.
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An excellent 48-page general introduction...The translation...is close to the Greek and reads fluently and well. All in all this is an excellent little volume. * Greece and Rome * A well-executed and stimulating production. * Classical Review * Both experts and generalists will benefit from the work of this experienced Euripidean scholar. -- John E. Thorburn * Religious Studies Review * Read more...
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