Medea - Euripides

Medea

By Euripides

  • Release Date: 2012-02-06
  • Genre: Theater
Score: 4
4
From 54 Ratings

Description

One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medea centers on the myth of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who has won the dragon-guarded treasure of the Golden Fleece with the help of the sorceress Medea. Having married Medea and fathered her two children, Jason abandons her for a more favorable match, never suspecting the terrible revenge she will take.
Euripides' masterly portrayal of the motives fiercely driving Medea's pursuit of vengeance for her husband's insult and betrayal has held theater audiences spellbound for more than twenty centuries. Rex Warner's authoritative translation brings this great classic of world literature vividly to life.

Reviews

  • Not my favorite translation.

    3
    By pjofg
    Call me a snob, but the forced, contemporary language made a beautiful play read as lackluster. This might be good for those that struggle to understand heightened language, but it was not what I was expecting.