The Plays of Euripides

James Morwood (University of Oxford, UK)

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Bloomsbury Publishing
06 October 2016

Series: Classical World

Over the past decades there has been something of a revolution in

the way we view classical drama generally and Euripides in particular. This book, updated in a second edition, reflects that revolution and aims to show how

Euripides was continually reinventing himself. A truly Protean figure,

he seems to set out on a new journey in each of his surviving 19 plays. Between general introduction and final summary, Morwood's

chapters identify the themes that underlie the plays and concentrate,

above all, on demonstrating the extraordinary diversity of this great

dramatist. New to this edition, which is updated throughout, are further details on the individual plays and extra suggestions for background reading.

The volume is a companion to The Plays of Sophocles and The Plays of Aeschylus (both by

Alex Garvie) also available in second editions from Bloomsbury. A further essential guide to the themes and context of ancient Greek tragedy may be found in Laura Swift's new introductory volume, Greek Tragedy.

By: James Morwood (University of Oxford UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9781474233590
ISBN 10: 1474233597
Series: Classical World
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 06 October 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Secondary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Introduction A Chronology of Euripides' Work and Times Alcestis Medea The Children of Heracles Hippolytus Andromache Hecuba The Suppliant Women Heracles Electra The Trojan Women Iphigenia among the Taurians Ion Helen The Phoenician Women Orestes Cyclops Bacchae Iphigenia at Aulis Rhesus Epilogue Suggestions for Further Study Suggestions for Further Reading Index

James Morwood is Emeritus Fellow at Wadham College, University of Oxford, UK; he was formerly head of Classics at Harrow School. His numerous publications include translations of eleven of Euripides' plays in the Oxford World Classics Series (1997, 1999, 2001). His interests in drama extend beyond the ancient world: he has written The Life and Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1985) and co-edited Sheridan Studies (1995).

Reviews for The Plays of Euripides

Ever since its first appearance in 2002 Morwood's little book - readable, instructive and cram-packed with sound scholarship and interesting aperçus - has been just about the best available introduction to Euripidean drama for sixth-former, undergraduate and general reader alike. This second edition both brings the earlier volume up to date and adds important new material, ensuring the book's continuing success for many years to come. -- Stephen Anderson, Rodewald Lector in Classical Languages, New College, Oxford University, UK