| The Women of Troy Contributor(s): Euripides (Author), Taylor, Don (Introduction by), Taylor, Don (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1408103869 ISBN-13: 9781408103869 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: An industrial port of a war-torn city. Women survivors wait to be shipped abroad. Officials come and go. A grandmother, once queen, watches as her remaining family is taken from her. The city burns around them. Euripides' great anti-war tragedy is published in Don Taylor's translation and features an introduction by the translator, setting the play in its historical and dramaturgical context. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 882 |
| LCCN: 2008399845 |
| Series: Methuen Drama Modern Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.16" W x 7.72" (0.16 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An industrial port of a war-torn city. Women survivors wait to be shipped abroad. Officials come and go. A grandmother, once Queen, watches as her remaining family are taken from her one by one. The city burns around them. Euripides' great anti-war tragedy is published in Don Taylor's translation to coincide with the National Theatre's production directed by Katie Mitchell in the Lyttelton auditorium. This edition of the play features an introduction by the translator setting the play in its historical and dramaturgical context. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |