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One of antiquity's greatest poets, Euripides (ca. 485-406 BCE) has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, surprising plot twists, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. Here, in the third volume of a new edition that is receiving much praise, are four of his plays.
Suppliant Women reflects on war and on the rule of law. Euripides' Electra--presenting the famous legend of a brother and sister who seek revenge on their mother for killing their father--is a portrayal interestingly different from that of Aeschylus or Sophocles. Heracles shows the malice of the gods--and mutual loyalty as the human response
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Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
Release date: 7 June 1998
ISBN-10 : 067499566X | ISBN-13: 9780674995666
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Release date: 7 June 1998
ISBN-10 : 067499566X | ISBN-13: 9780674995666
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