false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158284699m/1473.jpg 1473 8 PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED (by Penguin Classics) AS <i>ALCESTIS AND OTHER PLAYS</i> <i>Medea</i>, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of hte most shocking of all the Greek tragedies. Medea is a towering figure who demonstrates Euripides' unusual willingness to give voice to a woman's case. <i>Alcestis</i> is based upon a magical myth in which Death is overcome, and <i>The Children of Heracles</i> examines conflict between might and right, while <i>Hippolytus</i> deals with self-destructive integrity. These plays show Euripides transforming awesome figures of Greek myths into recognizable, fallible human beings. John Davie's accessible prose translation is accompanied by a general introduction and individual prefaces to each play. 1000259 1963 Medea and Other Plays total:497|5:147|4:199|3:122|2:28|1:1| 497 1954 680 20 4 1 false true Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 24 21:46:01 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 26 12:59:45 -0800 2008 1
Medea seems to be an indictment of some concept of Greekness I...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 14:12:20 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 14:13:55 -0700 2009 Medea, so that will earn the brunt of my review.

Medea is one kick-ass, crazy bitch. Period. Having read Jason and the Golden Fleece and thoroughly enjoyed it I was excited to read more about Medea, particularly her story after hel...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 07:26:12 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 07:35:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Mon Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Sep 13 22:06:21 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 22:09:53 -0700 2008 Medea, by Euripides, was a fairly entertaining and extremely fast read. When I read these Greek tragedies and write about them, I always feel so silly because I go through the plays so quickly that it’s as if I’m writing about a short story and not a full length play, so I don’t have much to ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 11:19:40 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 12:10:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 02 08:06:29 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 08:06:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Dec 07 15:06:45 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 15:09:23 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Mar 30 07:27:35 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:27:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 09:31:32 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 09:31:32 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 16 18:10:48 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 18:23:19 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Dec 31 07:33:35 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 07:37:20 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Sat Aug 30 14:57:09 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 14:58:58 -0700 2008 I loved the Chorus and how they were incorporated within the play.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 26 01:21:16 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 16 03:14:18 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Jul 08 00:14:22 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 00:16:35 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 22:38:48 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 13:07:36 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Feb 25 23:29:22 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 23:29:58 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 20:12:58 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 16:42:10 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 16:41:07 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 16:41:35 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Fri Sep 05 09:08:45 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 09:09:28 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jul 01 04:54:44 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 04:55:22 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1473