Description: Euripides: Herakles by Euripides, Thomas Sleigh, Christian Wolff In "Herakles", Euripides reveals the brutal underpinnings of our social arrangements. The play enacts a contemporary dilemma about the relationship between personal and state violence to civic order. The play depicts Herakles being driven mad by Hera, the wife of Zeus. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In Herakles, Euripides reveals with great subtlety and complexity the often brutal underpinnings of our social arrangements. The play enacts a thoroughly contemporary dilemma about the relationship between personal and state violence to civic order. Of all of Euripides plays, this is his most skeptically subversive examination of myth, morality, and power. Depicting Herakles slowly going mad by Hera, the wife of Zeus, this play continues tohaunt and inspire readers. Hera hates Herakles because he is one of Zeus children born of adultery, and in his madness, Herakles is driven to murder his own wife and children and is eventually exiled, by his ownaccord, to Athens. This new volume includes a fresh translation, an updated introduction, detailed notes on the text, and a thorough glossary. Author Biography Euripides, the youngest of the three great Athenian playwrights, is thought to have written about ninety-two plays, of which seventeen tragedies and one satyr-play have survived. Long Description In Herakles, Euripides reveals with great subtlety and complexity the often brutal underpinnings of our social arrangements. The play enacts a thoroughly contemporary dilemma about the relationship between personal and state violence to civic order. Of all of Euripides plays, this is his most skeptically subversive examination of myth, morality, and power. Depicting Herakles slowly going mad by Hera, the wife of Zeus, this play continues to haunt and inspire readers. Hera hates Herakles because he is one of Zeus children born of adultery, and in his madness, Herakles is driven to murder his own wife and children and is eventually exiled, by his own accord, to Athens. This new volume includes a fresh translation, an updated introduction, detailed notes on the text, and a thorough glossary. Details ISBN0195131169 Author Christian Wolff Language English Translator Christian Wolff ISBN-10 0195131169 ISBN-13 9780195131161 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 882.01 Subtitle Herakles Illustrations glossary, notes Short Title HERAKLES Residence GR Birth 0485 Death 0406 Affiliation Dartmouth College Position Poet in Residence/ Professor of English Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780195131161 UK Release Date 2001-01-18 AU Release Date 2001-01-18 NZ Release Date 2001-01-18 US Release Date 2001-01-18 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Series Greek Tragedy in New Translations Year 2001 Publication Date 2001-01-18 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 128 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53305487;
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Book Title: Euripides: Herakles
Item Height: 202mm
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Author: Euripides
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Language: English
Topic: Literature, Plays
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Year: 2001
Item Weight: 124g
Number of Pages: 122 Pages
