Trojan Women

Descripción

A stand-alone edition of Euripidess The Trojan Women, taken from Chicagos renowned translations of the Greek tragedies. Drawn from the authoritative third edition of the University of Chicago Presss Complete Greek Tragedies series, this stand-alone edition presents Richmond Lattimores celebrated translation of a play with an antiwar message that continues to inspire and resonate with readers today. The Trojan Women takes place following the conquest of Troy and tells the story of its sole survivorsall womenwho have been enslaved by the Greeks. Mourning their families and their fate, they grapple with the trauma they have experienced and contemplate a future far from home. The aftermath of the Trojan War, while extensively depicted in ancient Greek epic, lyric poetry, and art, is rendered especially powerful through the hands of Euripides. An introduction by Mark Griffith and Glenn W. Most provides essential contextual information about the plays first production, plot, and reception in antiquity.