Medea

Resumen del libro

The Medea of Euripides is one of the greatest of all Greek tragedies and arguably the one with the most significance today. A barbarian woman brought to Corinth and there abandoned by her Greek husband, Medea seeks vengeance on Jason and is willing to strike out against his new wife and family-even slaughtering the sons she has born him. At its center is Medea herself, a character who refuses definition: Is she a hero, a witch, a psychopath, a goddess? All that can be said for certain is that she is a woman who has loved, has suffered, and will stop at nothing for vengeance.

In this stunning translation, poet Charles Martin captures the rhythms of Euripides' original text through contemporary rhyme and meter that speak directly to modern readers. An introduction by classicist and poet A.E. Stallings examines the complex and multifaceted Medea in patriarchal ancient Greece.

Perfect in and out of the classroom as well as for theatrical performance, this faithful translation succeeds like no other.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p Eurípides (c. 480-406 a. C.) vivió en la época del mayor esplendor político y económico de Atenas, asistió a la construcción del Partenón y los más hermosos monumentos de la Acrópolis, y compartió con sincero patriotismo el orgullo de los ideales democráticos. De su vida tenemos datos poco fiables. Se nos han conservado dieciocho tragedias, casi todas ellas pertenecientes a la plena madurez del autor.x{0026}lt;/p