| Medea Revised Edition Contributor(s): Euripides (Author), McDonald, Marianne (Editor), Walton, J. Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0413770303 ISBN-13: 9780413770301 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: The most controversial of the Greek tragedians, Euripides is also the most modern in his sympathies, a dramatist who handles the complex emotions of his characters with extraordinary depth and insight. Medea, one of his most challenging plays, is also one of his most popular. Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience is led to understand the incomprehensible: a woman who murders her own children. Since its first production (431 B.C.), the play has exerted an irresistible attraction for actors and directors alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 822.92 |
| Lexile Measure: 1260 |
| Series: Student Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.84" W x 7.36" (0.16 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A student edition of this challenging and popular tragedy with notes and commentary. The most controversial of the Greek tragedians, Euripedes is alsothe most modern in his sympathies, a dramatist who handles the complex emotions of his characters with extraordinary depth and insight. Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience is led to understand the incomprehensible; a woman who murders her own children. Since its first production (431 BC), the play has exerted an irresistible attraction for actors and directors alike. Translated by J.Michael Walton. |
Contributor Bio(s): Megson, Chris: - CHRIS MEGSON is Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway College, University of London, UK. His recent publications include The Methuen Drama Book of Naturalist Plays (2010); his book on The Seventies, for 'Methuen's Decades of Modern British Playwrighting' series, is forthcoming in 2012. He has published widely on British theatre culture since 1968 and documentary/Tribunal theatre.Euripides: - Euripides (est. 480-406 B.C.E.) was a tragedian who revolutionized theater by presenting mythical heroes as ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, and by examining inner lives and motives as well as recounting action. He was also unique in displaying sympathy toward women and other marginalized people. Eighteen of Euripides' estimated 92 to 95 plays have survived, the best known of which are Medea, Electra, and Bacchae. |