--- product_id: 4941919 title: "Euripides I: Alcestis, Medea, The Children of Heracles, Hippolytus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)" price: "169.81 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4941919-euripides-i-alcestis-medea-the-children-of-heracles-hippolytus-complete store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Includes new intros & scholarly notes 4 classic Greek tragedies Expert, updated translations Euripides I: Alcestis, Medea, The Children of Heracles, Hippolytus (The Complete Greek Tragedies) **Price:** 169.81 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎭 Own the drama that shaped Western storytelling—read Euripides like never before! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Euripides I: Alcestis, Medea, The Children of Heracles, Hippolytus (The Complete Greek Tragedies) - **How much does it cost?** 169.81 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4941919-euripides-i-alcestis-medea-the-children-of-heracles-hippolytus-complete) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Scholarly Yet Accessible:** Updated third edition balances academic rigor with readability for professionals and enthusiasts alike. - • **Join the Cultural Conversation:** Ranked top 20 in Classic Greek Literature—don’t miss owning a cornerstone of Western drama. - • **Collector’s Quality Paperback:** High-quality print and smooth paper perfect for margin notes and immersive reading sessions. - • **Curated for the Informed Reader:** Includes new introductions, glossaries, and notes to deepen your understanding of ancient drama. - • **Timeless Classics, Modern Clarity:** Four masterful Euripides plays translated with poetic immediacy and scholarly precision. ## Overview Euripides I: Alcestis, Medea, The Children of Heracles, Hippolytus is a high-quality paperback featuring four of Euripides’ most influential Greek tragedies. This third edition offers expertly updated translations by renowned classicists, enriched with new introductions, scholarly notes, and glossaries. Perfect for professionals, students, and literary enthusiasts, it combines academic depth with accessible language, making it a definitive resource for understanding ancient Greek drama. ## Description Euripides I contains the plays “Alcestis,” translated by Richmond Lattimore; “Medea,” translated by Oliver Taplin; “The Children of Heracles,” translated by Mark Griffith; and “Hippolytus,” translated by David Grene. Many years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, students, and readers. They succeeded. Under the expert management of eminent classicists David Grene and Richmond Lattimore, those translations combined accuracy, poetic immediacy, and clarity of presentation to render the surviving masterpieces of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides in an English so lively and compelling that they remain the standard translations. The updated third editions of these classic works were designed to ensure that our Greek tragedies remain the leading English-language versions throughout the twenty-first century. In this highly anticipated third edition, Mark Griffith and Glenn W. Most have carefully updated the translations to bring them even closer to the ancient Greek while retaining the vibrancy for which our English versions are famous. This edition also includes brand-new translations of Euripides’ Medea , The Children of Heracles , Andromache , and Iphigenia among the Taurians , fragments of lost plays by Aeschylus, and the surviving portion of Sophocles’s satyr-drama The Trackers . New introductions for each play offer essential information about its first production, plot, and reception in antiquity and beyond. In addition, each volume includes an introduction to the life and work of its tragedian, as well as notes addressing textual uncertainties and a glossary of names and places mentioned in the plays. In addition to the new content, the volumes have been reorganized both within and between volumes to reflect the most up-to-date scholarship on the order in which the plays were originally written. The result is a set of handsome paperbacks destined to introduce new generations of readers to these foundational works of Western drama, art, and life. Review: Excellent translation! - I'm now retired (though not old enough to have met the playwright!) and have some more time for "remedial humanities." After taking a course in ancient Greek theater, I wanted to read these. It's a very good, readable translation that conveys the spirit of the original. If you're a Euripides fan (and I'm talking to both of you!), you'll enjoy it. Review: Excellent translation and print quality - You can decide for yourself whether you like the substance of this classic work. This review refers to the University of Chicago Press edition. The translations are excellent and very readable, as are the introductions to each work. The UC Press publication is very high quality. Smooth paper for margin notes and crisp printing. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #23,515 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #13 in Tragic Dramas & Plays (Books) #15 in Ancient & Classical Dramas & Plays #20 in Classic Greek Literature | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 161 Reviews | ## Images ![Euripides I: Alcestis, Medea, The Children of Heracles, Hippolytus (The Complete Greek Tragedies) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7104N0-4ZdL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent translation! *by A***P on December 20, 2019* I'm now retired (though not old enough to have met the playwright!) and have some more time for "remedial humanities." After taking a course in ancient Greek theater, I wanted to read these. It's a very good, readable translation that conveys the spirit of the original. If you're a Euripides fan (and I'm talking to both of you!), you'll enjoy it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent translation and print quality *by R***R on February 25, 2021* You can decide for yourself whether you like the substance of this classic work. This review refers to the University of Chicago Press edition. The translations are excellent and very readable, as are the introductions to each work. The UC Press publication is very high quality. Smooth paper for margin notes and crisp printing. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Product *by A***R on June 28, 2014* I needed Alcestis and Medea out of this book with line numbers, so this met my needs well. 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