Medea and Other Plays - Oxford World's Classics

One of the greatest Greek tragedians, Euripides gives dramatic articulacy to his remorseless view of human nature, and a world in which the gods are malevolent, impotent, or simply absent. This new translation captures Euripides' variety of register and mood while a lucid introduction provides substantial analysis of each play as well as detailing the traditions and background to Euripides' world. Plays included are: Medea, Hippolytus, Electra and Helen...