Medea
Published on 1. December 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-870259-36-1 (ISBN)
Description
" 'What I intend to do is wrong, but the rage of my heart is stronger than my reason - that is the cause of all men's foulest crimes.' Medea is the archetypal wronged woman driven to despair. When uncontrollable anger is unleashed, the obsessed mind's capacity for revenge knows no bounds. Introduction by Nicholas Dromgoole"
Reviews / Votes
Spend much time with this novel andyou'll become convinced [Cusk] is one of the smartest writers alive * The New York Times Book Review *
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
110 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-870259-36-1 (9781870259361)
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"One of the greatest and most influential of the Greek tragedians, Euripides, is said to have produced 92 plays, the first of which appeared in 455BC. Alistair Elliot's translations of Greek drama include works by Aristophanes, Euripides and Sophocles. His published work includes Euripides' 'Alcestis'; collections of verse translations, 'French Love Poems', 'Italian Landscape Poems', 'Roman Food Poems'; and seven collections of original poems. Further information can be found on his Wikipedia entry. "