| Euripides: Suppliant Women Contributor(s): Morwood, James (Editor), Morwood, James (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0856687847 ISBN-13: 9780856687846 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: A group of Argive women has come to Eleusis to ask King Theseus and his city of Athens to bring about the burial of their sons who are being denied it by their Theban conquerors. Theseus is confronted with a challenge which at first he declines to take up, but then does so magnificently. The range of the play's debate is astonishing. It contains one of the Ur-texts of political theory. It explores social and religious themes. It deals with the concept of a just war, with the family, and with the role and behavior of women. Above all it sets before us the education of Theseus, showing us movingly how this great hero is transformed into a great man. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) |
| Dewey: 883.01 |
| LCCN: 2007390283 |
| Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.81" W x 8.25" (0.81 lbs) 268 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A group of Argive women has come to Eleusis to ask King Theseus and his city of Athens to bring about the burial of their sons who are being denied it by their Theban conquerors. Theseus is confronted with a challenge which at first he declines to take up, but then does so magnificently. The range of the play's debate is astonishing. |