Euripides Plays: 2: Cyclops; Hecuba; Iphigenia in Aulis; Trojan Women by Euripid

Description: Euripides Plays: 2 by Euripides, J. Michael Walton, Don Taylor, Peter D. Arnott This anthology includes four translations of the Athenian tragedian, Euripides. "Cyclops" is a satyr play, one of the oldest forms of drama, whilst "Hecuba", "Iphigenia at Aulis" and "The Women of Troy" centre on the Trojan War and the horrors of mental and physical contact. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Published in the new Methuen Classical Dramatists seriesEuripides searching, poetic voice probes the waste and suffering of war in these plays which are set wake of the Trojan defeat to reflect the playwrights changing attitude to the real war between Athens and Sparta in his own day - 4th century BC. Hecuba is a play of ghosts and shadowy death; The Women of Troy is a searing indictment of the aftermath of defeat; Iphigenia at Aulis shows a human tragedy at the heart of the mechanics of war; and Cyclops is a satyr play which offers a comic antidote to the tragedies.With an introduction by J. Michael Walton Notes New cover edition; part of the Methuen Classical Dramatists series. This volume includes Cyclops, Hecuba, Iphigenia In Aulis and Trojan Women. Author Biography J. Michael Walton has published and edited seven books on classical theatre history and has nine translations of Euripides plays in print, many on the Methuen Drama list. He is Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of Hull where he taught from 1965 to 2002. While there he directed numerous plays and taught courses in Classical Theatre, Masks and Puppets, Russian Theatre, American Theatre, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Theatre, Directing and Acting. Euripides was born near Athens between 485 and 480 BC. His first play was presented in 455 BC and he wrote some hundred altogether of which nineteen survive – a greater number than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles combined – and which include Alkestis, Medea, Bacchae, Hippolytos, Ion and Iphigenia at Aulis. He died in 406 BC. Don Taylor (1936-2003) was a playwright and poet, and a director of theatre, television and radio plays. He worked as drama director at the BBC, and between 1960 and 1990, he directed nearly a hundred television plays. He translated and directed for BBC Television the Theban plays of Sophocles – Oedipus the King, Antigone and Oedipus at Colonus. He followed this with translations of three Euripides war plays – Iphigenia at Aulis, The Women of Troy and Helen. He was co-director of Compass Theatre for while and set up First Writes Radio with Ellen Dryden. Don Taylors many stage plays include The Roses of Eyam, The Exorcism, Daughters of Venice, Brotherhood, When the Actors Come, Retreat from Moscow, When the Barbarians Came and his last play The Road to the Sea. J. Michael Walton has published and edited seven books on classical theatre history and has nine translations of Euripides plays in print, many on the Methuen Drama list. He is Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of Hull where he taught from 1965 to 2002. While there he directed numerous plays and taught courses in Classical Theatre, Masks and Puppets, Russian Theatre, American Theatre, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Theatre, Directing and Acting. Table of Contents Cyclops; Hecuba; Iphigenia in Aulis; Trojan Women Promotional This anthology includes four translations of the Athenian tragedian, Euripides. "Cyclops" is a satyr play, one of the oldest forms of drama, whilst "Hecuba", "Iphigenia at Aulis" and "The Women of Troy" centre on the Trojan War and the horrors of mental and physical contact. Long Description Published in the new Methuen Classical Dramatists series Euripides searching, poetic voice probes the waste and suffering of war in these plays which are set wake of the Trojan defeat to reflect the playwrights changing attitude to the real war between Athens and Sparta in his own day - 4th century BC. Hecuba is a play of ghosts and shadowy death; The Women of Troy is a searing indictment of the aftermath of defeat; Iphigenia at Aulis shows a human tragedy at the heart of the mechanics of war; and Cyclops is a satyr play which offers a comic antidote to the tragedies. With an introduction by J. Michael Walton Details ISBN0413164209 Author Peter D. Arnott Language English Translator Peter D. Arnott ISBN-10 0413164209 ISBN-13 9780413164209 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 882.01 Year 1991 Series Classical Dramatists Imprint Methuen Drama Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Residence GR Death 0406 Illustrations black & white illustrations Edited by J. Michael Walton Birth 1939 Pages 240 Short Title EURIPIDES PLAYS 2 DOI 10.1604/9780413164209 UK Release Date 1991-12-09 NZ Release Date 1991-12-09 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 1991-12-09 Subtitle Cyclops; Hecuba; Iphigenia in Aulis; Trojan Women Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2006-07-31 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:7288585;

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