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One of the greatest playwrights of Ancient Greece, the works of Euripides (484-406 BC) were revolutionary in their depiction of tragic events caused by flawed humanity, and in their use of the gods as symbols of human nature. The three plays in this collection show his abilities as the sceptical questioner of his age. Alcestis, an early drama, tells the tale of a queen who offers her own life in exchange for that of her husband; cast as a tragedy, it contains passages of satire and comedy. The tragicomedy Iphigenia in Tauris melodramatically reunites the ill-fated children of Agamemnon, while the pure tragedy of Hippolytus shows the fatal impact of Phaedra's unreasoning passion for her chaste stepson. All three plays explore a deep gulf that separates man from woman, and all depict a world dominated by amoral forces beyond human control.… (plus d'informations)
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To the Attic Players
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Euripides was born in 484 B.C and died in 407.
Introduction (Penguin Classics ed.).
APHRODITE: Powerful among mortals, glorious among the gods, I am Aphrodite, named in heaven The Cyprian.
Hippolytus.
IPHIGENIA: I am Iphigenia. I am descended From that fast charioteer, the son of Tantalus, Pelops, who drove to Pisa and there won His wife Hippodamia.
Iphigenia in Tauris.
APOLLO: House of Admetus! Here I have submitted To eat a labourer's bread, and be content - Yes, I, Apollo, a god!
Alcestis.
(Penguin Classics ed.).
Apollo: House of Admetus! Here I have endured to live Content with labourers' bread - yes, I, a god, Apollo.
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CHORUS: Gods manifest themselves in many forms, Bring many matters to surprising ends; The things we thought would happen do not happen; Things unexpected God makes possible: And that is what has happened here to-day!
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One of the greatest playwrights of Ancient Greece, the works of Euripides (484-406 BC) were revolutionary in their depiction of tragic events caused by flawed humanity, and in their use of the gods as symbols of human nature. The three plays in this collection show his abilities as the sceptical questioner of his age. Alcestis, an early drama, tells the tale of a queen who offers her own life in exchange for that of her husband; cast as a tragedy, it contains passages of satire and comedy. The tragicomedy Iphigenia in Tauris melodramatically reunites the ill-fated children of Agamemnon, while the pure tragedy of Hippolytus shows the fatal impact of Phaedra's unreasoning passion for her chaste stepson. All three plays explore a deep gulf that separates man from woman, and all depict a world dominated by amoral forces beyond human control.
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