Iphigenia among the Taurians
Bacchae
Iphigenia at Aulis
Rhesus
The four plays newly translated in this volume are among Euripides' most exciting works. Iphigenia among the Taurians is a story of escape and contrasting Greek and barbarian civilization, set on the Black Sea at the edge of the known world. Bacchae, a profound exploration of the human psyche, deals with the appalling consequences of resistance to Dionysus, god of wine and unfettered emotion. This tragedy, which above all others speaks to our post-Freudian era, is one of
Euripides' two last surviving plays. The second, Iphigenia at Aulis, centres on the ultimate dysfunctional family as natural emotion is tested in the tragic crucible of the Greek expedition against Troy. Lastly, Rhesus, probably the work of another playwright, is a thrilling, action-packed Iliad in miniature, dealing
with a grisly event in the Trojan War.
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- Year Published:
- 2008
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780199540525
- Number of Pages:
- 288
- Publication Date:
- 12/06/2008
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Series:
- Oxford World's Classics
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford
- Authors:
- Euripides
- Illustrations Note:
- 1 map
- Publication Date:
- 12/06/2008
- SKU:
- 9780199540525