Medea
A Norton Critical Edition
Published on 1. February 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-393-26545-3 (ISBN)
Description
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
? Sheila Murnaghan's new translation of the great Greek tragedy of betrayal, revenge, and murder, set in Corinth in the fifth-century B.C.E.
? A full introduction and explanatory annotations by Sheila Murnaghan.
? Ancient perspectives on the unforgettable plot from Xenophon, Apollonius of Rhodes, and Seneca.
? Seminal essays on Medea by P. E. Easterling, Helene P. Foley, and Edith Hall.
? A Selected Bibliography.
About the Series
Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts, and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.
? Sheila Murnaghan's new translation of the great Greek tragedy of betrayal, revenge, and murder, set in Corinth in the fifth-century B.C.E.
? A full introduction and explanatory annotations by Sheila Murnaghan.
? Ancient perspectives on the unforgettable plot from Xenophon, Apollonius of Rhodes, and Seneca.
? Seminal essays on Medea by P. E. Easterling, Helene P. Foley, and Edith Hall.
? A Selected Bibliography.
About the Series
Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts, and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.
More details
Series
Edition
Critical edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Critical edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
119 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-26545-3 (9780393265453)
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Persons
Sheila Murnaghan is the Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Disguise and Recognition in the Odyssey and numerous articles on Greek epic and tragedy, gender in classical culture, and classical reception. She is the co-editor of Odyssean Identities in Modern Cultures: The Journey Home and Women and Slaves in Classical Culture: Differential Equations.