Αλκηστισ
Αλκηστισ is a book written by Euripides. The book was published in 1994 and is listed under the Alcestis (Greek mythology) category. For readers who want to quickly understand what this title offers, this page gives a clear overview of the book, including its description, author information, page count, ratings, and ISBN details.
The full title of the book is Αλκηστισ. When available, the subtitle is African Americans, Jews, and American Popular Song, which gives extra context about the theme, focus, or main idea behind the book. According to the available description, Euripides of Athens (ca. 485-406 BC), famous in every age for the pathos, terror, surprising plot twists, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations wrote nearly ninety plays. Of these, eighteen (plus a play of unknown authorship mistakenly included with his works) have come down to us from antiquity. In this first volume of a new Loeb edition of Euripides David Kovacs gives us a freshly edited Greek text of three plays and an accurate and graceful translation with explanatory notes. Alcestis is the story of a woman who agrees–in order to save her husband’s life–to die in his place. Medea is a tragedy of revenge in which Medea kills her own children, as well as their father’s new wife to punish him for his desertion. The volume begins with Cyclops, a satyr play–the only complete example of this genre to survive. Each play is preceded by an introduction. In a general introduction Kovacs demonstrates that the biographical tradition about Euripides—parts of which view him as a subverter of morality, religion, and art–cannot be relied on. He argues that this tradition has often furnished the unacknowledged starting point for interpretation, and that the way is now clear for an unprejudiced consideration of the plays themselves. David Kovacs, Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia has written widely about Euripides.
This book has 464 pages, making it useful for readers who want to know the approximate length before starting. It has an average rating of 4.47, based on 30 ratings, which can help readers understand how other people have responded to it.
For cataloging and reference purposes, the ISBN-13 is 9780674995666, while the ISBN-10 is 067499566X. These numbers are helpful when searching for the exact edition of the book online, in libraries, or in bookstores.
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