Isbn: 9780856687419 - euripides: the children of heracles (aris and phillips classical texts) (8 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Classical Texts; 240 pages; The Children of Heracles is a powerful and challenging tragedy of exile and supplication. Driven from their homeland by Eurystheus, King of Argos, the children of Heracles flee as fugitives throughout Greece until they are granted protection in Athens. However, their acceptance as political refugees threatens to cause civil revolt among the Athenians and hostile invasion from the Argives. The self-sacrifice of Heracles' daughter ensures a victory for Athens and the Heraclidae, but Heracles' mother Alcmene refuses to spare the life of Eurystheus, altlhough he is a prisoner of war protected by Athenian law. The play shows the amorality of the powerful and the vulnerability of refugees in the most disturbing terms, making for a drama of continuing moral and political relevance to the modern world.…

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Zustand: New. The Children of Heracles is a powerful and challenging tragedy of exile and supplication. Driven from their homeland by Eurystheus, king of Argos, the children of Heracles flee as fugitives throughout Greece until they are granted protection in Athens. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages, text, translation and commentary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. . . 2001. First published in the United Kingdom in 2001. Rep. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 240 pages. 8.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorWilliam Allan is Assistant Professor of Classics at Harvard University. He is the author of The Andromache and Euripidean Tragedy (Oxford University Press, 2000)InhaltsverzeichnisGeneral int.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume provides a thorough philological and dramatic commentary on Euripides' Phoenissae, the first detailed commentary in English since 1911.