Authors: Euripides

Electra and Other Plays

Electra and Other Plays

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Written during a period overshadowed by the fierce struggle for supremacy between Sparta and Euripides’ native Athens, these five plays are haunted by the shadow of war – and in particular its impact on women. In...
Category: Classics
The Trojan Women of Euripides

The Trojan Women of Euripides

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“This is a new translation of the classic play. It combines a poet’s translation with a scholar’s introduction and notes.” “Among surviving Greek tragedies only Euripides’ Trojan Women shows us the...
Category: Military
The Bacchae of Euripides

The Bacchae of Euripides

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Euripides’ classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled–and frequently hysterical–celebration of the feast of Dionysus, the God of...
Category: Greek
Medea of Euripides

Medea of Euripides

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One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medea centers on the myth of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who has won the dragon-guarded treasure of the Golden Fleece with the help of the sorceress Medea. Having married Medea...
Category: Dramas and Plays
Ορέστης

Ορέστης

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Hecuba written by legendary Athenian playwright Euripides is widely considered to be one of the top Greek tragedies of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Hecuba is required reading...
Category: Dramas and Plays