3.5
The Tragedies of Euripides
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To read
is to revel in the astonishing range of emotions Euripides attributed to his characters, both human and immortal, revealing inner lives with a complexity not seen before by fifth century BC audiences, and making his plays just as relevant and riveting to today's theater enthusiast.
depicts a queen in the aftermath of the Trojan war, grieving the loss of generations of family and demanding justice.
explores madness as a man faces execution for the murder of his mother.
shines a light on the female victims of war as two brothers battle for control of Thebes.
retells the classic myth of the desperation of a wife and mother when faced with her husband's infidelities.
portrays the rage of Aphrodite as her own son casts his loyalties with another goddess.
reveals Dionysus's revenge against his mortal cousin for denying the god his honor as a deity.
follows the children of Heracles as they seek protection from a king's wrath.
grapples with a father's decision to sacrifice his own daughter to appease the goddess Artemis, whereas
shows Iphigenia, spared by Artemis, suffering the loneliness of a life removed from her family.
Rich with psychological insight,
is an essential collection of classical Greek theater from the most modern of the ancient tragedians.
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About Euripides
Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens. He was born on Salamis Island around 480 BC to his mother, Cleito, and father, Mnesarchus, a retailer who lived in a village near Athens. He had two disastrous marriages, and both his wives—Melite and Choerine (the latter bearing him three sons)—were unfaithful. He became a recluse, making a home for himself in a cave on Salamis. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. He became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education. The details of his death are uncertain.
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