This is the third volume of Euripides plays in new translation. It contains the three great war plays Trojan Women, Hecuba, and Andromache, in which Euripides subjects the sufferings of Troy's survivors to a harrowing examination. The horrific...
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This is the third volume of Euripides plays in new translation. It contains the three great war plays Trojan Women, Hecuba, and Andromache, in which Euripides subjects the sufferings of Troy's survivors to a harrowing examination. The horrific brutality which both women and children undergo evokes a response of unparalleled intensity in the playwright whom Aristotle called the most tragic of poets. Cover -- Copyright Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Note on the Translation -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of Euripides' Work and Times -- Map of the Greek World -- HECUBA -- THE TROJAN WOMEN -- ANDROMACHE -- Explanatory Notes -- Footnotes.
