| Hippolytus: An Ancient Greek Tragedy Contributor(s): Coleridge, E. P. (Translator), Euripides (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535371218 ISBN-13: 9781535371216 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Drama |
| Series: Hippolytus - A Greek Tragedy |
| Physical Information: 0.07" H x 7.01" W x 10" (0.18 lbs) 36 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hippolytus - Euripides - An Ancient Greek Tragedy - Translated by E. P. Coleridge - Hippolytus is an Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides, based on the myth of Hippolytus, son of Theseus. The play was first produced for the City Dionysia of Athens in 428 BC and won first prize as part of a trilogy. Euripides first treated the myth in a previous play, Hippolytos Kalyptomenos (Hippolytus Veiled), which is now lost; what is known of it is based on echoes found in other ancient writings. The earlier play, and the one that has survived are both titled Hippolytus, but in order to distinguish the two they have traditionally been given the names, Hippolytus Kalyptomenos ( |