Medea
By: Euripides ; translated by Robin Robertson.
Contributors: Robertson, Robin, 1955-
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 85
ISBN-13: 9781416592235
Subjects: Medea (Greek mythology) -- Drama
Genres: Drama
Other titles: Medea.
Description: "Medea has been betrayed. Her husband, Jason, has left her for a younger woman. He has forgotten all the promises he made and is even prepared to abandon their two sons. But Medea is not a woman to accept such disrespect passively. Strongwilled and fiercely intelligent, she turns her formidable energies to working out the greatest, and most horrifying, revenge possible." "Euripides' devastating tragedy is shockingly modern in the sharp psychological exploration of the characters and the gripping interactions between them. Award-winning poet Robin Robertson has captured both the vitality of Euripides' drama and the beauty of his phrasing, reinvigorating this masterpiece for the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.