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Euripides was the youngest in a group of three great tragedians, who were almost contemporaries: his first play was staged thirteen years after Sophocles' debut, and three years after Aeschylus's Oresteia.
Apr 23, 2024 · The plays of Euripides. Professor of Greek, University of Bristol, England, 1944–62. Author of Greek Tragedy; Form and Meaning in Drama. Fellow and Tutor of Magdalen College, Oxford; Reader in Greek Literature, University of Oxford. Author of Greek Tragedy in Action and others.
Pages in category "Plays by Euripides". The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Apr 23, 2024 · The ancients knew of 92 plays composed by Euripides. Nineteen plays are extant , if one of disputed authorship is included. At only four festivals was Euripides awarded the first prize—the fourth posthumously, for the tetralogy that included Bacchants and Iphigenia at Aulis .
His best known works include “Alcestis” , “Medea” , “Hecuba” , “The Trojan Women” and “The Bacchae” , as well as “Cyclops” , the only complete satyr play (an ancient Greek form of tragicomedy, similar to the modern-day burlesque style) known to survive.
One of Euripides’ most powerful and best-known plays, Medea is a remarkable study of injustice and ruthless revenge. In Euripides’ retelling of the legend, the Colchian princess Medea has married the hero Jason. They have lived happily for some years at Corinth and have produced two sons.
Apr 17, 2015 · Euripides (c. 484-407 BCE) was one of the greatest authors of Greek tragedy. In 5th century BCE Athens his classic works such as Medeia cemented his reputation for clever dialogues, fine choral lyrics and a gritty realism in both his text and stage presentations.
Feb 4, 2019 · Euripides (c. 484-407/406) was an ancient writer of Greek tragedy in Athens and a part of the third of the famous trio with Sophocles and Aeschylus. As a Greek tragic dramatist, he wrote about women and mythological themes as well as both together, such as Medea and Helen of Troy.
Born (most probably) in 480 BC, the year of the Battle of Salamis, in the eastern suburbs of Athens, Euripides was the last and most rebellious of the three great Ancient Greek tragedians. He debuted in the year of Aeschylus’ death (455) and won his first victory 14 years later with an unknown tragedy. He won the first prize three more times ...
Written 415 B.C.E. List of works by Euripides, part of the Internet Classics Archive.
