Ion, Euripides
Channel: The Center for Hellenic Studies
Date: 2020-06-17

A reading and discussion of Euripides' Ion (translated by George Theodoridis). Nathalie Armin, Tim Delap, Danai Epithymiadi, Patrick Walshe McBride, Evelyn Miller, and Paul O'Mahony perform select scenes, with Lucia Athanassaki (University of Crete), Joel Christensen (Brandeis University), and Michael Scott (University of Warwick) leading the discussion. Reading Greek Tragedy Online is presented by the Center for Hellenic Studies, the Kosmos Society, and Out of Chaos Theatre. 

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Text available at https://bacchicstage.wordpress.com/euripides/ion/

Scene selections:
236-391 - Ion and Kreusa
429-451 - Ion
517-607 - Xuthus and Ion
1122-1228 - Servant of Kreusa
1280-1444 - Kreusa, Priestess, Ion

Credits:
Ion - Patrick Walshe McBride
Kreusa - Nathalie Armin
Xuthus - Tim Delap
Servant of Kreusa - Danai Epithymiadi
Priestess of Apollo - Evelyn Miller
Chorus - Paul O’Mahony

Director - Paul O'Mahony

More information about the cast and featured speakers is at https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/7081.

Suggested further reading:
1) "A Magnificent Birthday Party in an Artful Pavilion: Lifestyle and Leadership in Euripides' Ion" by Lucia Athanassaki: https://chs.harvard.edu/lucia-athanassaki-a-magnificent-birthday-party-in-an-artful-pavilion-lifestyle-and-leadership-in-euripides-ion-on-and-off-stage/ 

2) Swift, L. 2008. Euripides: Ion. Duckworth Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy. London: Duckworth.

3) Zacharia, K. 2003. "Converging truths: Euripides’ Ion and the Athenian quest for self-definition." Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava 242. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.