Medea and Other Plays

That Proud, Impassioned Soul, so Ungovernable Now That She Has Felt the Sting of Injustice' "Medea", in Which a Spurned Woman Takes Revenge Upon Her Lover by Killing Her Children, is One of the Most Shocking and Horrific of All the Greek Tragedies. Dominating the Play is Medea Herself, a Towering and Powerful Figure Who Demonstrates Euripides' Unusual Willingness to Give Voice to a Woman's Case. "Alcestis", a Tragicomedy, is Based on a Magical Myth in Which Death is Overcome, and "The Children of Heracles" Examines the Conflict Between Might and Right, While "Hippolytus" Deals With Self-Destructive Integrity and Moral Dilemmas. These Plays Show Euripides Transforming the Awesome Figures of Greek Mythology Into Recognizable, Fallible Human Beings. John Davie's Accessible Prose Translation is Accompanied by a General Introduction and Individual Prefaces to Each Play. It Was Previously Published As "Alcestis and Other Plays".