Heracles of Euripides : Translated with Introduction, Notes, and Interpretative Essay

Euripides; Halleran, Michael (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0941051013 / ISBN 13: 9780941051019

Published by Focus, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Heracles of Euripides : Translated with Introduction, Notes, and Interpretative Essay
• Publisher: Focus
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0941051013
• ISBN 13: 9780941051019
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Euripides' Heracles is an extraordinary play, innovative in its treatment of the myth, bold in its dramatic structure, and filled with affective human pathos. The play tells a tale of horror: Heracles, the greatest hero of the Greeks, is maddened by the gods to murder his wife and children. But this suffering and divine malevolence are leavened by the friendship between Heracles and Theseus, which allows the hero to survive this final and most painful labor. The Heracles raises profound questions about the gods and mortal values in a capricious and harsh world.

​Includes essays on Euripides, performance, and interpretation of Myth, a list of suggested readings, notes, and a map.  

About the Author

Michael Halleran is Provost at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. He has translated and commented on Euripides' tragedies "Heracles" and "Hippolytus," both of which are published in the Focus Classical Library, of which he was series editor for many years.