Looking at Medea : essays and a translation of Euripides' tragedy / edited by David Stuttard.

Other author Stuttard, David editor.
Format Book
PublicationLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
Descriptionxi, 219 pages ; 22 cm
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Contents Introduction: Medea in context / David Stuttard -- Murder in the family, Medea and others / Jasper Griffin -- On Medea / Carmel McCallum-Barry -- Otherness and exile: the trilogy of 431 BC / Ioanna Karamanou -- Staging Medea / Rosie Wyles -- Medea's nurse / Ian Ruffell -- Understanding Jason / James Morwood -- The end of Medea / Richard Rutherford -- The chorus in Medea / Sophie Mills -- Vengeance in Medea / Hanna Roisman -- Medea: feminism or misogyny? / Douglas Cairns -- Medea and the divine / Edith Hall -- Black Medeas / Betine van Zyl Smit -- Euripides, Medea / translated by David Stuttard.
Subject Euripides' Medea is one of the most often read, studied and performed of all Greek tragedies. A searingly cruel story of a woman's brutal revenge on a husband who has rejected her for a younger and richer bride, it is unusual among Greek dramas for its acute portrayal of female psychology. Medea can appear at once timeless and strikingly modern. Yet, the play is very much a product of the political and social world of fifth century Athens and an understanding of its original context, as well as a consideration of the responses of later ages, is crucial to appreciating this work and its legacy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-211) and index.
LanguageTranslated from the Greek.
LCCN 2013046260
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Joyner General Stacks PA3973 .M4 L65 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold