Euripidés Livres

Transcending the literal bounds of genre, Euripides' Helen has been characterized as both a comedy and a tragedy. In this evocative translation by James Michie and Colin Leach, Euripides' delicate balance - in all its subtlety of texture and tone - is beautifully captured. The reader encounters myriad reversals, worlds - real/ideal, tragic/comic - surprisingly juxtaposed and, as in any story of Helen, the pathos of the impossible, all allowing Euripides to comment of the futility of war and the difficult distinction between appearance and reality. Originally written in 412BC.

A landmark anthology of the masterpieces of Greek drama, featuring all-new, highly accessible translations of some of the world's most beloved plays, including Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Bacchae, Electra, Medea, Antigone, and Oedipus the King

Euripides, a pivotal figure in classical Athenian tragedy, is known for transforming the portrayal of mythical heroes, depicting them as relatable individuals facing extraordinary situations. With only eighteen or nineteen of his ninety-five attributed plays surviving, his theatrical innovations have left a lasting impact on drama, influencing storytelling and character development in modern literature.

The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and notations. It aims to protect and promote the cultural importance of literature by providing an affordable, high-quality modern edition that remains true to the original text.

With its savage indictment of the horrors of war as they affect women and children on the losing side, Euripides Troades has been one of the most regularly read, performed and adapted of Greek tragedies. It was first produced in 415 BC just after the Athenians slaughter of the male population of Melos and at the point where they were sending out the ambitious Sicilian expedition. It therefore has major contemporary political significance. Like Aeschylus Eumenides, it was performed as the third play in a thematically linked trilogy and, though the other two plays survive only in fragments, important inferences can be drawn about our interpretation of the surviving play and Euripides use of the trilogy form. Lee s edition, first published in the famous "red Macmillan" series in 1976, is the most recent scholarly edition in English. The detailed commentary discusses text, language, interpretation and metre; there is a full introduction and for this paperback edition Lee has added an up-to-date bibliography.

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.

One of antuiquity's foremost poets, Euripides (c 485-406 BC) has been prized for the pathos, terror, surprising plot twists and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. This volume contains four of his plays: Suppliant Women, Electra, Heracles, and Trojan Women.

Offers economical, metrical translations that convey the range of effects of the playwright's verse, from the idiomatic speech of its dialogue to the high formality of its choral odes.