| Publication |
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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| Description |
x, 432pGreen Spine
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| Series |
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics/ Dover Thrift Editions
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| Summary/Abstract |
Euripides' most famous and influential play is made accessible to students of Greek reading their first tragedy. It analyses Medea as a revenge-plot, evaluates the strands of motivation that lead her to her tragic insistence on killing her own children.
Mastronarde has brought readers of Medea up to date, set out for us the scholarly discussion while cogently advancing it, and given us the tools to make our own judgements.
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| Contents |
Euripides : life and works
The play : structure, themes and problems
Medea as revenge-plot
Medea's motivations and decisions
Medea-barbarian, witch , woman
Medea and Greek institutions
The gods
Imagery
Production
Euripides' Medea and the Medea-myth
Neophron's Medea
Medea after Euripides and the influence of his Medea
The text
Structural elements of Greek tragedy
Introduction to language and style
Introduction to prosody and metre
Key to metrical symbols
A note on the critical apparatus
MEDEA
Commentary
Appendix : Medea' s great monologue
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| Standard Number |
0521643864 Pb.
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