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Medea (Literary Companion Series) 🔍
Don Nardo, book editor Greenhaven Press; Greenhaven, The Greenhaven Press literary companion to world literature, San Diego, CA, California, 2001
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Essays discuss the story of Medea's betrayal and bloody revenge as well as the historical background of the play and its themes, characteres, and modern interpretations.
Alternative title
Readings on "Medea"
Alternative author
Don, 1947- , ed Nardo
Alternative author
Nardo, Don, 1947-
Alternative publisher
San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press
Alternative publisher
Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
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Kidhaven
Alternative edition
Literary Companion Series, 1 edition, September 1, 2000
Alternative edition
Literary companion series, San Diego, CA, 2001
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United States, United States of America
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Annotated, PS, 2000
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1, 2001
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[curator]associate-francis-boyer@archive.org[/curator][date]20180529204632[/date]
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139) and index.
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Literary Companion Series
hardcover edition
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144 pages ; 22 cm
This book includes sixteen critical essays on "Medea," giving a wide range of information about the play and its author's outlook on the human condition, and a brief biography of the Greek dramatist Euripides
Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-139) and index
Foreword -- Introduction -- Euripides and Medea -- Characters -- Play in mythic context : Medea's and Jason's earlier adventures -- 1. Plot, structure, and literary devices of Medea -- Story told in Medea / Siegfried Melchinger ; Play is structured around scenes of confrontation / John Ferguson ; Euripides enriches the text with a reference to another child killer / Rick M. Newton ; Use of the deus ex machina / H.D.F. Kitto ; Ancient and modern criticisms of the play / Peter D. Arnott -- 2. Themes and ideas explored in the play -- Euripides prophecies a world of violence and discord / Bernard Knox ; Misogyny in Medea / Eva Cantarella ; Play explores social conflict between men and women / Sue Blundell ; Dramatization of the problems of domestic life / Werner Jaeger -- 3. Medea and other major characters -- Characters are brilliantly drawn / Gilbert Norwood ; Medea the master manipulator / Eleanor Wilner ; Medea as a classic tragic hero / Bernard Knox -- 4. Later adaptations and productions of Medea -- Roman version of Medea sympathizes with Jason / Meyer Reinhold ; Modern production of Medea effectively exploits real landscapes / Jan Kott ; Play's success now rests on the actress in the title role / Karelisa V. Hartigan ; Film version depicts Medea's barbarous background / Jon Solomon
This book includes sixteen critical essays on "Medea," giving a wide range of information about the play and its author's outlook on the human condition, and a brief biography of the Greek dramatist Euripides
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