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Medea Kindle Edition

by Euripides (Author), Oliver Taplin (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 116 ratings
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In the centuries since it was first performed, Euripides’s Medea has established itself as one of the most influential of the Greek tragedies. The story of the wronged wife who seeks revenge against her unfaithful husband by murdering their children is lodged securely in the popular imagination, a touchstone for politics, law, and psychoanalysis and the subject of constant retellings and reinterpretations.



This new translation of Medea by classicist Oliver Taplin, originally published as part of the acclaimed third edition of Chicago’s Complete Greek Tragedies, brilliantly replicates the musicality and strength of Euripides’s verse while retaining the play’s dramatic and emotional impact. Taplin has created an edition of Medea that is particularly suited to performance, while not losing any of the power it has long held as an object of reading or study. This edition is poised to become the new standard, and to introduce a new generation of readers to the heights and depths of Greek tragedy.
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“Euripides’s influential and provocative Medea continues to be read, performed, adapted, and reinterpreted in multiple contexts across the globe. Taplin’s accessible and performable, yet vivid and poetic translation makes the play available to a modern audience while doing justice to both its complexities and its horrific power.” -- Helene P. Foley, Barnard College, Columbia University

“Lively. . . . Tragedy's (and comedy's) alternation of speech and song provide the . . . fundamental rhythmic dynamic, and a good translator will use different registers to capture this alternation. Here, Taplin is very successful, and many passages in the odes convey both the intensity of the lyric mode and the contrast with the spoken rhythm that precedes and follows.” ― Bryn Mawr Classical Review

“Taplin translates Medea into clear and contemporary English while reflecting well the different registers and tones that create the subtle texture of Greek tragedy. His version is eminently speakable, but also highly faithful to the original Greek, making it ideal for instructors and readers who want to study closely the specific metaphors and terms that carry the classic themes of this influential drama.” -- Donald J. Mastronarde, University of California, Berkeley

“Taplin’s volume offers the raw bones of a brilliant production.” -- Francesca Middleton ― Times Literary Supplement

“Taplin’s eminently readable version of this harrowing tragedy justifies his reputation as one of our foremost experts in dramatic criticism, whose pioneering efforts in illuminating ancient stagecraft remain indispensable today.” -- Froma Zeitlin, Princeton University

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Anthony Podlecki is professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia. Educated at Holy Cross College, Oxford University and the University of Toronto, he taught at Northwestern University and Pennsylvania State University before joining the staff of the University of British Columbia in 1975. He has translated various Greek tragedies and has written several books on Athenian history.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00U7C4ZX4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press; Reprint edition (February 1, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 487 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Euripides

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Euripides (/jʊəˈrɪpᵻdiːz/ or /jɔːˈrɪpᵻdiːz/; Greek: Εὐριπίδης; Ancient Greek: [eu̯.riː.pí.dɛːs]) (c. 480 – 406 BC) was a tragedian of classical Athens. He is one of the few whose plays have survived, with the others being Aeschylus, Sophocles, and potentially Euphorion. Some ancient scholars attributed 95 plays to him but according to the Suda it was 92 at most. Of these, 18 or 19 have survived more or less complete (there has been debate about his authorship of Rhesus, largely on stylistic grounds) and there are also fragments, some substantial, of most of the other plays. More of his plays have survived intact than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles together, partly due to mere chance and partly because his popularity grew as theirs declined—he became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education, along with Homer, Demosthenes and Menander.

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 developments that later writers adapted to comedy, some of which are characteristic of romance. Yet he also became "the most tragic of poets",[nb 1] focusing on the inner lives and motives of his characters in a way previously unknown. He was "the creator of...that cage which is the theatre of Shakespeare's Othello, Racine's Phèdre, of Ibsen and Strindberg," in which "...imprisoned men and women destroy each other by the intensity of their loves and hates", and yet he was also the literary ancestor of comic dramatists as diverse as Menander and George Bernard Shaw.

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WARNING! Despite the cover, it is NOT the Mike Bartlett version
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WARNING! Despite the cover, it is NOT the Mike Bartlett version
I love Mike Bartlett (King Charles III) and so I was happy to find his adaptation of MEDEA on Amazon. I bought it and sort of thumbed through it and it looked like any other old timey, public domain version of the play. This surprised me because why would someone as cool as Bartlett do that. So I put the book down and forgot about it for many years. A couple of days ago, a person I work with brought in the same play (or at least a play with the same cover) and lo and behold, inside is the actual Mike Bartlett version, which is VERY different from a standard adaptation. So, essentially Amazon is selling (or sold in the past) a public domain translation of Medea (translated by J. Michael Walton) with the cool Mike Bartlett cover.
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Romy Schneider
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic Play
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2018
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This play is a classic that is part of our culture and should be read by every educated person. The story contains most fundamental human dilemmas and emotions. The German language is classic and requires attention. That will be well worth.
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Lyubka Daskalska
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2014
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It was in a good condition and better price than in the book store. My daughter needed it for her literature class and it served the purpose well.
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Osaya
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Read
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2014
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Captivating to say the least, I would read this over 1000 times more. Also play available to watch on Youtube as you read.
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Derek
5.0 out of 5 stars Took forever to get.
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2010
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I ordered this for a class assignment. The play was in great shape, but by the time I got it, around 3-4 weeks later I didn't need it anymore...
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2017
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there are no line numbers and it appears to have the entire text of the play printed twice
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Rosemarie De La Melena
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2016
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So fun! (If you like greek literature)
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Scott Bailey
1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING! Despite the cover, it is NOT the Mike Bartlett version
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2019
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I love Mike Bartlett (King Charles III) and so I was happy to find his adaptation of MEDEA on Amazon. I bought it and sort of thumbed through it and it looked like any other old timey, public domain version of the play. This surprised me because why would someone as cool as Bartlett do that. So I put the book down and forgot about it for many years. A couple of days ago, a person I work with brought in the same play (or at least a play with the same cover) and lo and behold, inside is the actual Mike Bartlett version, which is VERY different from a standard adaptation. So, essentially Amazon is selling (or sold in the past) a public domain translation of Medea (translated by J. Michael Walton) with the cool Mike Bartlett cover.
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Scott Bailey
1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING! Despite the cover, it is NOT the Mike Bartlett version
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2019
I love Mike Bartlett (King Charles III) and so I was happy to find his adaptation of MEDEA on Amazon. I bought it and sort of thumbed through it and it looked like any other old timey, public domain version of the play. This surprised me because why would someone as cool as Bartlett do that. So I put the book down and forgot about it for many years. A couple of days ago, a person I work with brought in the same play (or at least a play with the same cover) and lo and behold, inside is the actual Mike Bartlett version, which is VERY different from a standard adaptation. So, essentially Amazon is selling (or sold in the past) a public domain translation of Medea (translated by J. Michael Walton) with the cool Mike Bartlett cover.
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Richard
4.0 out of 5 stars What human is Medea?
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2022
In this version, Medea’s prediction that a piece of Argo’s wood would kill Jason in older age is missing. The translation is good. A true tragedy in the mode of Aristotle’s “Poetics.”
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Gerald D. D. S. Croft
5.0 out of 5 stars Betrayed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2019
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A beautiful little story. Revenge for a betrayal. Intense and worthy of the author. Jason should of thought hard about taking another wife 😘
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rosie
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent readable and exciting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2014
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Excellent readable and exciting. So many parallels with life now . I decided to reread the classics and its like retiring to a land populated with old friends with all their dreams and disasters.
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Mina
4.0 out of 5 stars Old English but still enjoyble
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2021
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As a second language student this text hasn't come without challenges and for those not familiarized with old English expressions this can seem a challenge, but a challenge well worth it.

The style is clear, the vocabulary is excellent and it doesn't lose the pace at any moment. Seneca's Medea is vibrant and fast-paced but doesn't lose any vital information from Euripide's play.

I totally recommend for those interested in Medea or reception of mythical Greek characters.
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Gwendlyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Speedy delivery for a great script
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2013
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Ordered this book for to use with study after seeing the play. The script is wonderfully modern and witty but manages to retain the shock and awe which Euripides Medea produced.

A great piece of work!
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oe6eo
5.0 out of 5 stars A great text, beautiful adaptation of the Eurpipides' classic Medea
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2017
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The item arrived on the expeted date. A great text, beautiful adaptation of the Eurpipides' classic Medea. Amazing!
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