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Medea

Euripides author Nicholas Rudall translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Ivan R Dee, Inc

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Medea, whose magical powers helped Jason and the Argonauts take the Golden Fleece, remains one the strongest female characters ever to appear on stage. In the play she kills her own children—a desperate and powerful act. Nicholas Rudall's deft translation for contemporary audiences provides new insight into this classic story.

The language of Medea is full of vacillation. -- Michael Kuckwara * The Birmingham News *
Rudall features a sharp, vivid precision edge...immediate and accessible. * Chicago Sun-Times *
Accessible, but not prosaic, vivid but not overstated, poetic but not inflated...Rudall has done an excellent job. * Chicago Tribune *
A spare, contemporary translation. -- Julie York Coppens * South Bend Tribune *
Rudall's text...admirably recasts Euripides' play in modern American English.... Rudall avoids all the annoying, dusty Victorianisms of 19th century translators. * Chicago Reader *

ISBN: 9781566633215

Dimensions: 216mm x 144mm x 5mm

Weight: 86g

62 pages