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

Antonio Guzmán Guerra es Catedrático de Filología Griega de la Universidad Complutense; ha trabajado ampliamente sobre el teatro griego y ha traducido al castellano los historiadores de Alejandro; es autor entre otras obras dentro de esta editorial de la Vida de Alejandro y César de Plutarco, Alejandro Magno y reciente-mente Introducción al teatro griego.