{"product_id":"9780140449297","title":"Medea and Other Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Euripides, Rutherford, Richard, Davie, John, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 27\/03\/2003,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Classics,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Classic plays, Fiction in translation\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780140449297\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlcestis\/Medea\/The Children of Heracles\/Hippolytus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis selection of plays shows Euripides transforming the titanic figures of Greek myths into recognizable, fallible human beings. Medea, in which a spurned woman takes revenge upon her lover by killing her children, is one of the most shocking of all the Greek tragedies. Medea is a towering figure who demonstrates Euripides' unusual willingness to give voice to a woman's case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlcestis is based on a magical myth in which Death is overcome, and The Children of Heracles examines conflict between might and right, while Hippolytus deals with self-destructive integrity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Translated by JOHN DAVIE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022117142681,"sku":"9780140449297","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780140449297.jpg?v=1602538960","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780140449297","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}