Medea
Medea by Euripides, published by University of Chicago Press in February 2015, is a reprint edition comprising 72 pages. This influential Greek tragedy tells the story of a wronged wife who seeks revenge against her unfaithful husband through the tragic act of murdering their children. The narrative has resonated through the ages, becoming a significant reference point in discussions of politics, law, and psychoanalysis.
This edition features a new translation by classicist Oliver Taplin, designed to capture the musicality and strength of Euripides’s original verse while maintaining the play’s dramatic and emotional intensity. Readers will find that Taplin’s work is particularly suited for performance, making it a valuable resource for both study and theatrical interpretation. The themes of betrayal and revenge are explored in depth, ensuring that this edition of Medea remains relevant for contemporary audiences interested in ancient drama.
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In the centuries since it was first performed, Euripides’s Medea has established itself as one of the most influential of the Greek tragedies. The story of the wronged wife who seeks revenge against her unfaithful husband by murdering their children is lodged securely in the popular imagination, a touchstone for politics, law, and psychoanalysis and the subject of constant retellings and reinterpretations.
This new translation of Medea by classicist Oliver Taplin, originally published as part of the acclaimed third edition of Chicago’s Complete Greek Tragedies, brilliantly replicates the musicality and strength of Euripides’s verse while retaining the play’s dramatic and emotional impact. Taplin has created an edition of Medea that is particularly suited to performance, while not losing any of the power it has long held as an object of reading or study. This edition is poised to become the new standard, and to introduce a new generation of readers to the heights and depths of Greek tragedy.
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