Medea by Euripides is one of the most powerful and haunting tragedies of ancient Greek drama. First performed in 431 BCE, this timeless play explores the depths of human passion, betrayal, and revenge, presenting one of the most complex and unforgettable characters in classical literature. The story centers on Medea, a foreign princess and powerful sorceress who has sacrificed everything for her husband, Jason. Years earlier, she betrayed her own family and homeland to help him obtain the ...

Contents: Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf." This e-book is all 51 volumes, the equivalent of over 20,000 printed pages in one e-book. It is fully searchable with a completely linked table of contents. + - All 20 volumes of the 'Harvard Classics Shelf Of Fiction' Each volume is also available separ...

The Complete Harvard Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature gathers an extraordinary span of epic, drama, philosophy, essay, satire, fable, devotional writing, political reflection, and lyric poetry. Moving from classical antiquity through the Renaissance, Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Victorian moral criticism, it presents world literature as a continuing conversation about virtue, power, imagination, faith, reason, liberty, and human suffering. Its range includes tragic dr...

Alcestis is a Greek tragedy written by Euripides, one of the great playwrights of ancient Greece. It was first performed in Athens in 438 BC and is based on the mythological character Alcestis, the wife of Admetus, king of Pherae.The play begins with Admetus learning that he is fated to die soon, but he has been granted a reprieve by the god Apollo. However, in order to escape death, Admetus must find someone to take his place. Alcestis, his loyal wife, agrees to sacrifice herself in his s...

The Harvard's Classics Collection: Complete 71 Volumes is an expansive anthology that masterfully encapsulates the enduring themes of human thought, creativity, and inquiry. From the philosophical musings of Plato and Descartes to the emotive literature of Shakespeare and Goethe, this collection offers a panoramic view of the intellectual landscape from antiquity to the modern era. The selection spans diverse literary styles, including epic poetry, philosophical treaties, dramatic masterpi...

A landmark anthology of the masterpieces of Greek drama, featuring all-new, highly accessible translations of some of the world’s most beloved plays, including Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Bacchae, Electra, Medea, Antigone, and Oedipus the King. The great plays of Ancient Greece are among the most enduring and important legacies of the Western world. Not only is the influence of Greek drama palpable in everything from Shakespeare to modern television, the insights contained in Greek traged...

Harvard's Classics Collection: Complete 71 Volumes encompasses an extensive array of literary works, stretching across centuries and diverse cultures. From the foundational philosophies of ancient Greeks like Plato and Euripides to Renaissance masterpieces by Dante and Shakespeare, and the Enlightenment's transformative ideas from thinkers like Immanuel Kant and Voltaire, this anthology captures the evolution of human thought and expression. The collection offers a thematic tapestry that i...

In Hecuba and Other Plays, Euripides gathers dramas of war, grief, vengeance, and moral disintegration, offering some of the most searching tragedies to survive from classical Athens. Hecuba stands at the center: the fallen Trojan queen, once regal, is stripped by catastrophe into a figure of unbearable sorrow and terrible retaliation. Across the collection, Euripides' style is marked by psychological penetration, rhetorical intensity, and a skeptical probing of heroic ideals. Written in t...

This ebook contains Euripides' complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. Contents: Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard C...

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, of these, eighteen or nineteen have survived complete. Euripides is identified with theatrical innovations that have profoundly influenced drama down to modern times, especially in the representation of traditional, mythical heroes as ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. This new approach led him to pioneer d...