Euripides Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus
- ISBN-10
- 1532891865
- ISBN-13
- 9781532891861
- Pages
- 118
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-04-23
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Author
- Euripides
Description
Euripides is known in literature & fiction circles as a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Euripides is one of the few whose dramas & plays have survived. Ancient & medieval scholars have attributed 95 dramas & plays to Euripides, of which 19 are known to have survived more or less complete. Euripides is identified with theatrical innovations that have profoundly influenced drama & plays down to modern times. He was unique among the writers of ancient & medieval Athens for the sympathy he demonstrated towards all victims of society, including women. This anthology volume of Euripides includes Alcestis, a Greek tragedy with elements of a satyr play, Medea a Greek tragedy, and Hippolytus a Greek tragedy.
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