Books by Euripides

Medea

by Euripides

(107 reviews)

'Medea' is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea, and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world... See More

Hecuba: Full Text and Introduction (NHB Drama Classics Book 0)

by Euripides

(28 reviews)

Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price Hecuba, deposed queen of Troy, has seen her husband humiliated, her son murdered and her daughter sacrificed. Her grief turns to anger and she enacts a bloody... See More

The Bacchae of Euripides: A New Translation with a Critical Essay

by Euripides

(3 reviews)

This new translation of The Bacchae -- that strange blend of Aeschylean grandeur and Euripidean finesse -- is an attempt to reproduce for the American stage the play as it most probably was when new and unmutilated in 406... See More

Euripides: Medea (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)

by Euripides

(38 reviews)

This up-to-date edition makes Euripides' most famous and influential play accessible to students of Greek reading their first tragedy as well as to more advanced students. The introduction analyzes Medea as a revenge-plot... See More

Three Greek Plays: Prometheus Bound, Agamemnon, The Trojan Women

by Euripides

(24 reviews)

Three classic Greek tragedies are translated and critically introduced by Edith Hamilton. See More

Euripides I: Alcestis, Medea, The Children of Heracles, Hippolytus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)

by Euripides

(126 reviews)

Euripides I contains the plays "Alcestis," translated by Richmond Lattimore; "Medea," translated by Oliver Taplin; "The Children of Heracles," translated by Mark Griffith; and "Hippolytus," translated by David Grene. Sixty... See More

Medea of Euripides

by Euripides

(37 reviews)

Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medea centers on the myth of Jason... See More

Hecuba (Plays by Euripides)

by Euripides

(28 reviews)

In the play's unconventional opening, the ghost of Polydorus tells how when the war threatened Troy, he was sent to King Polymestor of Thrace for safekeeping, with gifts of gold and jewelry. But when Troy lost the war... See More

Heracles and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)

by Euripides

(8 reviews)

Heracles/ Iphigenia Among the Taurians/ Helen/ Ion/ Cyclops: Of these plays, only 'Heracles' truly belongs in the tragic sphere with its presentation of underserved suffering and divine malignity. The other plays flirt with... See More

Euripides Plays: 4: Elektra; Orestes and Iphigeneia in Tauris (Classical Dramatists)

by Euripides

(5 reviews)

"Euripides, the Athenian playwright who dared to question the whims of wanton gods, has always been the most intriguing of the Greek tragedians. Now, with translations aimed at the stage rather than the page, his restless... See More

The Alcestis of Euripides, tr. in its original metres, with preface, explanatory notes, and stage directions, by H.B.L

by Euripides

This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More

Euripides: Ion (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)

by Euripides

(3 reviews)

Ion is one of Euripides' most appealing and inventive plays. With its story of an anonymous temple slave discovered to be the son of Apollo and Creusa, an Athenian princess, it is a rare example of Athenian myth dramatized... See More

The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides (Modern Library Classics)

by Sophocles

(522 reviews)

A landmark anthology of the masterpieces of Greek drama, featuring all-new, highly accessible translations of some of the world's most beloved plays, including Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Bacchae, Electra, Medea, Antigone... See More

The Trojan Women of Euripides by Euripides

by Euripides

(73 reviews)

The Trojan Women of Euripides by Euripides: An ancient Greek tragedy that portrays the aftermath of the Trojan War from the perspective of the women of Troy. "The Trojan Women" offers a haunting and poignant exploration of... See More

Euripidis Tragoedia Hippolytus quam: latino carmine conversam a Georgio Ratallero, adnotationibus instruxit Ludov

by Euripides

This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More

Iphigenia In Aulis The Age Of Bronze Edition

by Euripides

(18 reviews)

High King Agamemnon faces the most crushing dilemma of his life. Kill his beloved eldest daughter? Or forfeit victory in the Trojan War? A father's secret plot clashes with a girl's romantic dreams in this chilling classic... See More

Hippolytus

by Euripides

Furious that Prince Hippolytus will not worship her, Aphrodite, goddess of love, seeks revenge. Infecting Hippolytus' stepmother, Phaedra, with an overpowering desire for him, Aphrodite's retribution will sweep both prince... See More

Heracles and Other Plays

by Euripides

Euripides, along was Sophocles and Aeschylus, is responsible for the great rise of Greek tragedy. It was in the 5th Century BC, during the height of Greece's cultural bloom, that Euripides lived and worked. Of his roughly... See More

The Complete Euripides: Volume V: Medea and Other Plays (Greek Tragedy in New Translations Book 5)

by Euripides

(77 reviews)

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series... See More

Medea (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)

by Euripides

(59 reviews)

The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies... See More

Euripides IV: Helen, The Phoenician Women, Orestes (The Complete Greek Tragedies)

by Euripides

(40 reviews)

Euripides IV contains the plays "Helen," translated by Richmond Lattimore; "The Phoenician Women," translated by Elizabeth Wyckoff; and "Orestes," translated by William Arrowsmith. Sixty years ago, the University of... See More

Euripides: Ten Plays

by Paul Roche

(111 reviews)

A modern translation exclusive to signet From perhaps the greatest of the ancient Greek playwrights comes this collection of plays, including Alcestis, Hippolytus, Ion, Electra, Iphigenia at Aulis, Iphigenia Among the... See More

Electra, Phoenician Women, Bacchae, and Iphigenia at Aulis (Hackett Classics)

by Euripides

(13 reviews)

The four late plays of Euripides collected here, in beautifully crafted translations by Cecelia Eaton Luschnig and Paul Woodruff, offer a faithful and dynamic representation of the playwright's mature vision. See More

Ten Plays by Euripides

by Euripides

(73 reviews)

The first playwright of democracy, Euripides wrote with enduring insight and biting satire about social and political problems of Athenian life. In contrast to his contemporaries, he brought an exciting--and, to the Greeks... See More

The Women of Troy (Modern Plays)

by Euripides

(51 reviews)

An industrial port of a war-torn city. Women survivors wait to be shipped abroad. Officials come and go. A grandmother, once Queen, watches as her remaining family are taken from her one by one. The city burns around them... See More

Ten Plays

by Euripides

(1 review)

Of Euripides' roughly ninety-two plays, only seventeen tragedies survive. Both ridiculed and lauded during his life, Euripides now stands as one of the greatest innovators of Greek drama. Collected here are ten of Euripides'... See More

Euripides V: Bacchae, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Cyclops, Rhesus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)

by Euripides

(97 reviews)

Euripides V includes the plays "The Bacchae," translated by William Arrowsmith; "Iphigenia in Aulis," translated by Charles R. Walker; "The Cyclops," translated by William Arrowsmith; and "Rhesus," translated by Richmond... See More

Euripides III: Heracles, The Trojan Women, Iphigenia among the Taurians, Ion (The Complete Greek Tragedies)

by Euripides

(57 reviews)

Euripides III contains the plays "Heracles," translated by William Arrowsmith; "The Trojan Women," translated by Richmond Lattimore; "Iphigenia among the Taurians," translated by Anne Carson; and "Ion," translated by Ronald... See More

Book of illustrations: Ancient Tragedy

by Euripides

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Book of illustrations" (Ancient Tragedy) by Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Richard G. Moulton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of... See More

The Trojan Women and Hippolytus: And, Hippolytus (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)

by Euripides

(5 reviews)

These two powerful classics of ancient drama are excellent examples of the author's gift for adapting traditional material for decidedly nontraditional effect. Through them Euripides critically examines social and moral... See More