{"product_id":"9780141920566","title":"Medea and Other Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThat proud, impassioned soul, so ungovernable now that she has felt the sting of injustice’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Medea’, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of the most shocking and horrific of all the Greek tragedies. Dominating the play is Medea herself, a towering and powerful figure who demonstrates Euripides’ unusual willingness to give voice to a woman’s case. ‘Alcestis’, a tragicomedy, is based on a magical myth in which Death is overcome, and ‘The Children of Heracles’ examines the conflict between might and right, while ‘Hippolytus’ deals with self-destructive integrity and moral dilemmas. These plays show Euripides transforming the awesome figures of Greek mythology into recognizable, fallible human beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Davie’s accessible prose translation is accompanied by a general introduction and individual prefaces to each play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously published as Alcestis and Other Plays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148088197360,"sku":"9780141920566","price":11.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141920566_p0.jpg?v=1763655560","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141920566","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}