Medea - STUDENT EDITION with Notes & Commentary

The most controversial of the Greek tragedians, Euripedes is also the most modern in his sympathies, a dramatist who handles the complex emotions of his characters with extraordinary depth and insight

Wronged and discarded by her husband, Medea gradually reveals her revenge in its increasing horror, while the audience is led to understand the incomprehensible; a woman who murders her own children

Since its first production (431 BC), the play has exerted an irresistible attraction for actors and directors alike