Alcestis and other plays
Euripides1974
Book
Euripides was the key figure in transforming the familiar figures of Greek mythology from awe-inspiring but remote heroes into recognizable, fallible human beings. His characters draw on fierce contemporary debates about politics, justics and religion.
Main title:
Alcestis and other plays / Euripides ; translated with introduction and notes by Philip Vellacott.
Author:
Euripides, authorVellacott, Philip, translator., writer of added commentary
Work:
Edition:
Revised [edition].
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, [1974]London : Penguin Books, [1974]©1974
Collation:
189 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Previous edition of this translation: 1953.
Contents:
Alcestis -- Hippolytus -- Iphigenia in Tauris.
ISBN:
9780140440317 (pbk)
Dewey class:
882.01A 882
Language:
English
BRN:
270206