ENGLISH

Trojan Women, Helen, Hecuba: Three Plays about Women and the Trojan War

By Euripides; Francis Blessington

Book information

Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Year
2015
ISBN
0299305244, 9780299305246
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
625 kB (639668 bytes)
Series
Wisconsin studies in classics
Pages
280\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- of Troy-- Queen of Troy -- Drama-- Queen of Troy;Trojan War -- Drama;MythologyGreek -- Drama;Euripides -- Translations into EnglGreek;Trojan War;Drama;Euripides;HelenMythologyQueen of Sparta -- Drama;HecubaQueen of Sparta;Hecuba

Description

These three ancient tragedies—Trojan Women, Helen, and Hecuba—dramatize the tragic fates of women in the wake of war. Euripides (480–406 BC) innovatively brought to Greek tragedy the inner lives of his characters. In these plays he delivers powerful portrayals of the suffering of both Greek and Trojan women as they become pawns and prizes of warring men. Francis Blessington combines his work as a poet, translator, and teacher of literature and Greek with his theatrical experience to create fresh and faithful verse translations suitable for the stage, the classroom, or the general reader. The three plays are augmented by introductions, notes, and an appendix on elements of Greek tragedy. Blessington glosses historical and mythological terms, identifies Greek themes in the texts, offers literary interpretations, and suggests topics for discussion.

Similar books