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Medea

By Euripides

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Euripides' Medea, first produced in 431 BC, has long been considered one of the great masterpieces of classical Greek drama and has attracted attention in modern times as one of the first great works of feminist drama. The play pits Medea, a murderously passionate barbarian princess, against her husband, Jason, the leader of an expedition of Greek heroes who set out to capture the fabled Golden Fleece. Jason was successful on that voyage largely because of Medea's help, which required her to turn against her own family. They returned together, became husband and wife, and had two children. Now, however, Jason has married a princess of Corinth, and Medea faces an uncertain future in exile. Her response to this threat is the basis for one of the best known and most horrific plots in classical Greek drama.

Ian Johnston's new verse translation stays close to the original Greek text and offers a fluent English version, one which is particularly well suited to stage presentations of this famous work.

Category: Classics
ISBN (softcover): 978-0-9818162-4-1
e-ISBN: 978-1-935238-16-4
Author: Euripides

Your translation is so much easier to understand than any other publication available. Even what we have read online has helped my son who is encountering this epic for his first time ever as a high school freshman.
I want my high school juniors to read Medea. It\'s the first semester for teaching Greek Drama at a new school. I\'ve look through translations and I like yours best.
Nashville, Tennessee
These new dramatic releases provide us once again with that powerful and direct style of translation for which Professor Johnston has become known. Students reading these translations will have no doubt of the passion and issues raised by the plays.

Princeton Professor Emerita.Elaine Fantham
Thank you so much for you e-text translations of Euripides and Aristophanes. I am home schooling my children in Lima, Peru where we cannot access English libraries. My daughter who is in tenth grade is reading through the classic literature. The translations I found of Euripides\' \'The Bacchae\' and Aristophanes\' \'Peace\', \'Birds\', and \'Frogs\' were not very good. I thank you so much for providing a much clearer translation in a format that we can access.
Lima, Peru
Your translation is so much easier to understand than any other publication available. Even what we have read online has helped my son who is encountering this epic for his first time ever as a high school freshman.
I want my high school juniors to read Medea. It\\\'s the first semester for teaching Greek Drama at a new school. I\\\'ve look through translations and I like yours best.
Nashville, Tennessee
These new dramatic releases provide us once again with that powerful and direct style of translation for which Professor Johnston has become known. Students reading these translations will have no doubt of the passion and issues raised by the plays.

Princeton Professor Emerita.Elaine Fantham
Thank you so much for you e-text translations of Euripides and Aristophanes. I am home schooling my children in Lima, Peru where we cannot access English libraries. My daughter who is in tenth grade is reading through the classic literature... I thank you so much for providing a much clearer translation in a format that we can access.
Lima, Peru
Your translation is so much easier to understand than any other publication available. Even what we have read online has helped my son who is encountering this epic for his first time ever as a high school freshman.
I want my high school juniors to read Medea. It\\\'s the first semester for teaching Greek Drama at a new school. I\\\'ve look through translations and I like yours best.
Nashville, Tennessee
These new dramatic releases provide us once again with that powerful and direct style of translation for which Professor Johnston has become known. Students reading these translations will have no doubt of the passion and issues raised by the plays.

Princeton Professor Emerita.Elaine Fantham
Thank you so much for you e-text translations of Euripides and Aristophanes. I am home schooling my children in Lima, Peru where we cannot access English libraries. My daughter who is in tenth grade is reading through the classic literature. The translations I found of Euripides\\\' \\\'The Bacchae\\\' and Aristophanes\\\' \\\'Peace\\\', \\\'Birds\\\', and \\\'Frogs\\\' were not very good. I thank you so much for providing a much clearer translation in a format that we can access.
Lima, Peru
Your translation is so much easier to understand than any other publication available. Even what we have read online has helped my son who is encountering this epic for his first time ever as a high school freshman.
I want my high school juniors to read Medea. It\\\\\\\'s the first semester for teaching Greek Drama at a new school. I\\\\\\\'ve look through translations and I like yours best.
Nashville, Tennessee
These new dramatic releases provide us once again with that powerful and direct style of translation for which Professor Johnston has become known. Students reading these translations will have no doubt of the passion and issues raised by the plays.

Princeton Professor Emerita.Elaine Fantham
Thank you so much for you e-text translations of Euripides and Aristophanes. I am home schooling my children in Lima, Peru where we cannot access English libraries. My daughter who is in tenth grade is reading through the classic literature... I thank you so much for providing a much clearer translation in a format that we can access.
Lima, Peru