num_pages: 431
description: This edition presents Medea, the most famous play of the Athenian tragedian Euripides, in ancient Greek, with commentary designed for university Greek classes, from second-year Greek upward. It helps students experience a classic drama as they work through the process of careful translation and gives them an appreciation of the work's artistry and its relation to its culture and performance tradition. The introduction summarizes interpretive and cultural issues raised by the play and provides background on important aspects of Greek tragedy, including language, style, and metre.
language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
title: Medea
titlecomplete: Medea
characters: Creon, Jason (Argonaut), Nurse, Tutor (to Medea's sons), Medea of Colchis, Aegeus
genres: Read For School, Mythology, Theatre, Tragedy, School, Drama, Plays, Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 72732
places: Corinth
publisher: Cambridge University Press