Euripides: Suppliant Women

Informationen zum Autor +James Morwood was Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford. Among his numerous publications are translations of eleven plays by Euripides in the Oxford World's Classics series and The Plays of Euripides (Bristol Classical Press, 2002). Klappentext A group of Argive women beg King Theseus to bring about the burial of their sons who are being denied it by their Theban conquerors. The play explores themes of a just war, the family, the role and behaviour of women, and the education of Theseus, as he is transformed from a great hero into a great man. Text with facing translation and commentary. Zusammenfassung A group of Argive women beg King Theseus to bring about the burial of their sons who are being denied it by their Theban conquerors. The play explores themes of a just war! the family! the role and behaviour of women! and the education of Theseus! as he is transformed from a great hero into a great man. Text with facing translation and commentary.

Product details

• Authors: Euripides, James Morwood, James Euripides Morwood
• Assisted by: James Morwood (Editor), James Morwood (Translation)
• Publisher: Aris & Phillips
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.12.2006
• EAN: 9780856687846
• ISBN: 978-0-85668-784-6
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts; Aris & Phillips Classical Texts; Aris and Phillips Classical Te; Aris & Phillips Classical Text
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity