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| Other authors / contributors: | Rayor, Diane J., translator.
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| ISBN: | 9781107336520
110733652X
9781139059077
1139059076
9781107015661
1107015669
9781107652217
1107652219
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Euripides' Medea comes alive in this new translation that will be useful for both academic study and stage production. Diane J. Rayor's accurate yet accessible translation reflects the play's inherent theatricality and vibrant poetry. The book includes an analytical introduction and comprehensive notes, and an essay on directing Medea by stage director Karen Libman. The play begins after Medea, a princess in her own land, has sacrificed everything for Jason: she helped him in his quest for the Golden Fleece, eloped with him to Greece, and bore him sons. When Jason breaks his oath to her and betrays her by marrying the king's daughter - his ticket to the throne - Medea contemplates the ultimate retribution. What happens when words deceive and those you trust most do not mean what they say? Euripides' most enduring Greek tragedy is a fascinating and disturbing story of how far a woman will go to take revenge in a man's world.
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| Other form: | Print version: Euripides. Medea. English. Euripides' Medea. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013 9781107015661
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