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Euripides Plays: 3: Alkestis; Helen; Ion
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Euripides Plays: 3: Alkestis; Helen; Ion
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Euripides
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| Series | Classical Dramatists |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:208 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 202,Width 127 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780413716200
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| Classifications | Dewey:882.01 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | General | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Methuen Drama
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| Publication Date |
23 October 1997 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Published in the new Methuen Classical Dramatists series The three plays in this volume straddle the borders between comedy and tragedy. Alkestis is a moving "romance" with death; it has parallels to Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. Helen, an alternative version of the tragic portrayal of the Trojan War, shows Helen "relocated in a delightful comedy" (Observer) - as an innocent victim of her own beauty, hidden in Egypt by the gods while her image has been abducted by Paris. In Ion, a father who thought he was childless discovers his son, and a son who thought he was motherless finds his mother.
Author Biography
One of the greatest and most influential of the Greek tragedians, Euripides, is said to have produced 92 plays, the first of which appeared in 455BC.
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