Ion/Orestes/Phoenician Women/Suppliant Women - Paperback

Ion/Orestes/Phoenician Women/Suppliant Women - Paperback

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Ion/Orestes/Phoenician Women/Suppliant Women - Paperback
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Ion/Orestes/Phoenician Women/Suppliant Women - Paperback

Ion/Orestes/Phoenician Women/Suppliant Women - Paperback

$13.38
$13.38

by Euripides (Author), Robin Waterfield (Author), James Morwood (Author)

Orestes and Other Plays provides new translations of Ion, Orestes, The Phoenician Women and The Suppliant Women, plays that all explore ethical and political themes. Ion vividly portrays the role of chance in human life and the dynamics of family relationships.
In Orestes, the most popular of the tragedian's plays about the ancient world, Euripides explores the emotional consequences of Orestes' murder of his mother on the individuals concerned, and makes the tale resonate with advice to Athens about the threat to democracy posed by political pressure groups. The Suppliant Women is a commentary on the politics of empire, as the Athenian king Theseus decides to use force of arms rather than persuasion against Thebes. The Phoenician Women transforms the terrible conflict between Oedipus' sons into one of the most savage indictments of civil war in Western literature by highlighting the personal tragedy it brings.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.6 x 5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: May 15, 2009

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