Medea Paperback – October 6, 2009

This thoroughly modern translation of Euripides' tale of a woman scorned's revenge will open up this classic to a whole new generation of readers. Readers will feel all the raw emotion of Medea as she develops her plans of vengeance against Jason who has dumped her in favor of a much younger woman. But this is no simple tale of a wife wronged by her husband, for Medea herself is no innocent when it comes to allowing nothing to stand in the way of what she wants. Yes, Jason is an ungrateful and self-centered wretch but does he deserve what Medea has in mind for him? Readers will undoubtedly have strong reactions. The author's inclusion of the backstory of Jason and Medea, as well as an explanation of the role of the Chorus in a Greek play of the time will greatly increase understanding and therefore enjoyment of this enduring work.

I read this play before it was my favorite greek play that I would read again and again

Para entender bien la obra de Medea, es muy importante haber leído antes "Los Argonautas" escrito por Apollonius de Rhodas...El libro "Medea" ( escrito por Eurípides) está muy bien escrito, y lo disfruté enormemente, gracias en gran parte a la excelente traducción que hace que la fuerza íntegra del texto nos llegue a los lectores.Impresionante el que hace tantos Siglos ya hubiera "carga psicológica" tan avanzada..., y que la fuerza mental estaba mucho más en Medea que en el pobrecito Jason.....

I bought this book for my mythology class. Definitely an intense read!

Perfect!

it was totally new. from today i am going to buy used books. they are cgeaper and in the same high quality

Less expensive than most sites. The translation is the one that I needed for my class. Arrived on time! Early even!

The book is so heavily used and marked up that it is unreadable. Entire sections are scribbled over and written on so sloppily that it is near impossible to read this book.