| The Medea Contributor(s): Euripides (Author), Murray, Gilbert (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1432613871 ISBN-13: 9781432613877 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: Medea, from Greek mythology, was he daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, Niece of Circe and the wife of Jason. Media is known in most Greek stories as an enchantress who would become the subject of of this tragedy by Euripides. The Euripides version differentiates itself from other tellings because it doesn't depict Medea is a crazy person who killed her children, but as a distressed and furious wife who is upset at Jason for leaving her to marry a princess. This is a classic tragedy by Euripides and is a popular work that was first performed in 431 BCE. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 822.92 |
| Lexile Measure: 1260 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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