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Euripides: Heracles

Euripides: Heracles

Barlow, Shirley
Barlow, Shirley

Paperback

Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts

Literary CriticismPlays

ISBN10: 0856682330
ISBN13: 9780856682339
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: Sep 1 1996
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.10 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
In this often neglected play, Euripides explores the contrast between myth and reality by portraying the story of Heracles' murder of his wife and children. In treating this act the dramatist explores the boundaries of madness and Heracles' painful emergence from this state to a bitter realisation of what he has done. A further contrast is drawn between the callous gods who cause the madness and the caring and loving support of human friends and remaining family (Theseus and Amphitryon). This edition attempts to bring out the human and psychological qualities in the play and to defend its structure and dramatic power, arguing that it is neither a grotesque abortion (Swinburne) nor broken-backed (Murray) but a coherent and exciting work. Greek text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.

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