num_pages: 96
description: This is Hughes's version of Alcestis - the story of a king, Admetus, who is able to escape death because his wife, Alcestis, has volunteered to die in his place. It is a tragedy about being beckoned to die, and also a story of death defeated.
language: English
title: Alcestis
titlecomplete: Alcestis
genres: Mythology, Drama, Theatre, Ancient, Fiction, Greece, Poetry, Tragedy, Classics, Plays
ratings_count: 3920
publisher: Gardners Books