Trojan Women
Trojan Women by Euripides, published by Broadview Press in 2021, is a poignant exploration of the aftermath of the Trojan War, focusing on the women and children taken into slavery by the victorious Greek army. This edition, comprising 152 pages, presents a new translation that emphasizes accuracy and clarity, developed in collaboration with actors to enhance both reading and performance experiences.
In this tragedy, the central character Hecuba embodies the plight of the less powerful, offering a critical perspective on Athenian behavior during a tumultuous period. Readers will encounter well-known figures from Greek mythology, such as the prophetess Cassandra and the infamous Helen, who must confront her past actions. The edition also includes appendices featuring significant literary treatments of the central women, with selections from authors ranging from Homer to Shakespeare, enriching the context of this classic work.
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Trojan Women tells the story of the survivors of the Trojan War, the women and children taken into slavery by the victorious Greek army. Through the tragedy’s central character, the matriarch Hecuba, this late play (415 BCE) demonstrates Euripides’ commitment to speaking on behalf of the less powerful and offers a scathing critique of Athenian behavior as the city fought its own disastrous war with its southern neighbor, Sparta. Trojan Women features well-known characters from Greek mythology, including the prophetess Cassandra, the gods Athena and Poseidon, and, most notably, the infamous Helen, the cause of the war, who must defend herself to the husband she abandoned.
This new translation features a text committed to accuracy and clarity, one developed in collaboration with actors for clear reading and performance. Appendices provide other important literary treatments of the central women in the play, with selections ranging from Homer to Shakespeare.
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