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Medea and Other Plays: the Origin of the Black Act by Euripides (English) Paperb
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- ISBN-13
- 9780140441291
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140441298
ISBN-13
9780140441291
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52620
Product Key Features
Book Title
Medea and Other Plays
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
European / General, Ancient & Classical, Dysfunctional Families
Publication Year
1963
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Drama, Literary Collections
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-009156
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
882.01
Synopsis
The four tragedies collected in this volume all focus on a central character, once powerful, brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatred. The first playwright to depict suffering without reference to the gods, Euripides (c.485-407 BC) made his characters speak in human terms and face the consequences of their actions. In Medea , a woman rejected by her lover takes hideous revenge by murdering the children they both love, and Hecabe depicts the former queen of Troy, driven mad by the prospect of her daughter's sacrifice to Achilles. Electra portrays a young woman planning to avenge the brutal death of her father at the hands of her mother, while in Heracles the hero seeks vengeance against the evil king who has caused bloodshed in his family., Four plays which exemplify his interest in flawed, characters who defy the expectations of Greek society The four tragedies collected in this volume all focus on a central character, once powerful, brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatred. The first playwright to depict suffering without reference to the gods, Euripides made his characters speak in human terms and face the consequences of their actions. In Medea, a woman rejected by her lover takes hideous revenge by murdering the children they both love, and Hecabe depicts the former queen of Troy, driven mad by the prospect of her daughter's sacrifice to Achilles. Electra portrays a young woman planning to avenge the brutal death of her father at the hands of her mother, while in Heracles the hero seeks vengeance against the evil king who has caused bloodshed in his family. Philip Vellacott's lucid translation is accompanied by an introduction, which discusses the literary background of Classical Athens and examines the distinction between instinctive and civilized behaviour. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification Number
PA3973
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- l***- (3)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSo first the pros. The item was packaged well and actually over packaged in fact and also the seller provides quick communication and the item was exactly as it was described. But that's where the only con starts. The original ad has the cable listed at 3 m which is roughly 10 ft, I then message him and ask him if it actually is 10 ft and he says it's 7 ft, I then get the cable and it's actually 6 and 1/2 ft, which is 2 m which is fine but it would be nice to know the actual length.Quest YIQ-X Audio Component video ,Quest Video cable 3 Meters Multicolor (#396180297309)
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