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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, is the text and translation of three of his plays.
Trojan Women, a play about the causes and consequences of war, develops the theme of the tragic unpredictability of life. Iphigenia among the Taurians and Ion exhibit tragic themes and situations (the murder of close relatives). Each ends happily with a joyful reunion.
As in the first three volumes of this edi
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Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
Release date: 1 December 1999
ISBN-10 : 0674995740 | ISBN-13: 9780674995741
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Release date: 1 December 1999
ISBN-10 : 0674995740 | ISBN-13: 9780674995741
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