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One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medea centers on the myth of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who has won the dragon-guarded treasure of the Golden Fleece with the help of the sorceress Medea. Having married Medea and fathered her two children, Jason abandons her for a more favorable match, never suspecting the terrible revenge she will take.
Euripides' masterly portrayal of the motives fiercely driving Medea's pursuit of vengeance for her husband's insult and betrayal has held theater audiences spellbound for more than twenty centuries. Rex Warner's authoritative translation brings this great classic of world literature vividly to life.
Euripides' masterly portrayal of the motives fiercely driving Medea's pursuit of vengeance for her husband's insult and betrayal has held theater audiences spellbound for more than twenty centuries. Rex Warner's authoritative translation brings this great classic of world literature vividly to life.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Euripides
- ISBN: 9780486275482
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 7.80 x 0.30
- Number Of Pages: 64
- Publication Year: 1993
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Hate is a bottomless cup; I will pour and pour
Samantha C. - 6 years 8 months agoThis is an ancient Greek play about a spurned woman and her quest for revenge. Medea, our "heroine," is betrayed by Jason, her husband and the father of her children. Her immediate reaction is to get even. She threatens, mutilates and murders anyone she thinks will hurt Jason, even if it harms her own kids. Medea is powerful, determined and somehow a woman you can identify with (yikes!). This play has survived millennia, and yet is still an accurate portrayal of so many human truths.
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