num_pages: 184
description: Always controversial, Euripides' plays are now celebrated for the subtlety of their characterisation and their unorthodox dramatic style. This volume contains three of his finest tragedies: Medea, the abandoned wife, who murders her own children; The Phoenician Women, a further twist in the story of Oedipus and Jocasta; and Bacchae, a macabre and complex play, about the power and irrationality of Dionysos. These translations are by David Thompson and J. Michael Walton.With an introduction by J. Michael Walton
language: English
title: Plays 1: Medea/The Phoenician Women/Bacchae
titlecomplete: Plays 1: Medea/The Phoenician Women/Bacchae
genres: Plays, Classics
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Methuen Drama