The complete online text of The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. by Euripides.

Of the three poets of Greek tragedy whose work survives, Euripides is the one whose plays survive in the largest number (eighteen in contrast to seven each for Aeschylus and Sophocles). His plays are notable for containing both tragic pathos and the nimb...

Of the three poets of Greek tragedy whose work survives, Euripides is the one whose plays survive in the largest number (eighteen, in contrast to seven each for Aeschylus and Sophocles). His plays are notable for containing both tragic pathos and the nim...

Euripides (480-406 BC) was a Greek playwright whom Aristotle called the most tragic of the Greek poets. He is certainly the most revolutionary Greek tragedian known in modern times. Euripides was the son of Mnesarchus. The family owned property on the is...

CAMBRIDGE - As a large, fluorescent light box descends over a group of mostly dark-skinned teenage boys in the opening scene, it is impossible not to get the message in Peter Sellars's lapel-grabbing production of "The Children of Herakles." These are refugees from war-...

Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Essay Questions and Bibliography Essay Questions And Answers 1. What are the characteristic features of Euripides' plays? Answer: Formal structure: long, expository prologues; formal, line-by- line conversations; evenly balanced argumentative speeches; deus ex machina in conclusions. Radical content: realistic characters; attacks...