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by Euripides (Author), Gilbert Murray (Translator)
The Medea by Euripides is a Greek tragedy that tells the story of Medea, a woman who seeks revenge against her husband Jason after he betrays her and their children. Medea is a powerful sorceress who helps Jason obtain the Golden Fleece, but when he leaves her for a younger woman, she is consumed by rage and plots her revenge. She devises a plan to kill Jason's new bride and their children, ultimately leading to a tragic and gruesome ending. The play explores themes of betrayal, revenge, and the consequences of one's actions. Euripides' masterful writing and complex characters make The Medea a timeless classic that continues to captivate audiences today.1912. Murray has translated the text into English rhyming verse with explanatory notes. The Medea, in spite of its background of wonder and enchantment, is not a romantic play but a tragedy of character and situation. It deals, so to speak, not with the romance itself, but with the end of the romance, a thing which is so terribly often the reverse of romantic. For all but the very highest of romances are apt to have just one flaw somewhere, and in the story of Jason and Medea the flaw was of a fatal kind. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
