Medea

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Description: The influence of Euripides on the development of the dramatic genre cannot be overstated. Along with Sophocles and Aeschylus he is regarded as one of the three great Greek tragedians from classical antiquity. One of the most important of Euripides’ surviving dramas is “Medea”, the story of its title character, the wife of Jason of the Argonauts, who seeks revenge upon her unfaithful husband when he abandons her for a another bride. Set in Corinth sometime after Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece, the play begins with Medea raging against her husband’s plans to marry Glauce, daughter of Creon, King of Corinth. Jason tr ... (more)

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Release date: 10 August 2006
ISBN-10 : 0195145666 | ISBN-13: 9780195145663

Tags: Tragedy (1), Theatre (1), Greek Mythology (1), Greek Tragedy (1)

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