Orestes and Other Plays
Written during the long battles with Sparta that were to ultimately destroy ancient Athens, these six plays by Euripides brilliantly utilize traditional legends to illustrate the futility of war. The Children of Heracles holds a mirror up to contemporary Athens, while Andromache considers the position of women in Greek wartime society. In The Suppliant Women, the difference between just and unjust battle is explored, while Phoenician Women describes the brutal rivalry of the sons of King Oedipus, and the compelling Orestes depicts guilt caused by vengeful murder. Finally, Iphigenia in Aulis, Euripides' last play, contemplates religious sacrif…
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- ISBN: 978-0-14-196198-9
- EAN: 9780141961989
- Produktnummer: 17835279
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 448 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'967 KB
Über den Autor
pides (c.485-406 BC) is thought to have written 92 plays, only 18 of which survive.
100 weitere Werke von Euripides:
Die bittflehenden Mütter. Der Wahnsinn des Herakles. Die Troerinnen. Elektra
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