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Books : Medea and Other Plays: "Medea","Hecabe","Electra","Heracles" (Penguin Classics)
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Medea and Other Plays: "Medea","Hecabe","Electra","Heracles" (Penguin Classics) by: Euripides List Price: £8.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £6.99 You Save: £2.00 (22%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 882.01 EAN: 9780140441291 ISBN: 0140441298 Label: Penguin Manufacturer: Penguin Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: February 27, 1963 Publisher: Penguin Studio: Penguin Sales Rank: 29744 Related Items:
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 Rating: - Not Exactly Cheery!Euripides wasn't exactly known for his light hearted approach to drama, but these are exciting plays. Short, pithy and to the point, violent, grim human dramas, the gut wrenching positions in which the characters find themselves evoke empathy even after all these centuries. Because of their humanity it saves the plays from some of the ridiculous situations and conventions that Greek drama of the day demanded, the Deus Ex Machina, the sometimes stilted chorus, the random tragic acts that just happen. It's still great drama, and that's what matters after all. Rating:  - Not for meInteresting but hard to get into and simply not for me. I had to read it for a course and was glad when I finished it. It isn't the worst thing I have read but this isn't really what I am into to so I found it a hard read. Rating:  - Tales of tragedyI had to read both Medea and Hecabe as part of background reading to some courses on Greek Mythology and Shakespeare during my degree. 'Medea' came as a surprise offshoot mythological tale to the aftermath of Jason (from the Argonauts) and Medea's union towards the end of Apollonius' 'Jason and the Golden Fleece'. The romantic, flowery love affair we see at the end of the tale turns out a sordid, tragic affair some 10 years later in Euripides' version after they're married with children. Betrayal, jealousy, self-doubt and eventual infanticide and suicide makes it one of the most horrific tales of human tragedy. What makes Euripides so brilliant is his very human portrayal of the characters. You feel for them, you empathize with ... Read More: Rating: - A Master of Greek TheaterEuripides remains my favorate of classical Greek theater, his plays subtly raising contempory issues whilst still keeping the power of other tragedies. Prehapse they're not his three best tragedies (+ "Helen", a satyr play), but they are still fantasic. Useful the historians of Classical Greece, those studying ancient litriture or just general interest. 2400 years old and still being read, that's an achievement even Shakespear can't claim. Rating: - is there anyone better in greek literature than Medea?Medea's always been my favourite woman in greek myth - its easy to dismiss her as a villain but she's just such a complex individual - one minute you feel sorry for her, then you think she deserves everything she gets, then you dont know what to think! Whats not to like? Euripides is easily the best of the greek playwrights in my humble opinion and I cant find fault with any of the plays in this book - the chacrters here are all so exreme - he shows us how quickly human fortune can change and makes us care about the characters, so long after the plays were written - if you like crazy females then this is definitely the book for you! Apart from Medea, one can hardly call Electra and Hecabe stable, and given all theyve been through who can ... Read More: |
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