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Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning... Read Full Overview

A group of Argive women has come to Eleusis to ask King Theseus and his city of Athens to bring about the burial of their sons who are being denied it by their Theban conquerors. Theseus is confronted with a challenge which at first he declines to take up, but then does so magnificently... Read Full Overview

Les Suppliantes est une trag die grecque d'Euripide, consacr e la guerre des sept chefs. Elle est repr sent e pour la premi re fois vers 423 av. J.-C. Son titre fait r f rence la pr sence continue du choeur et de femmes en pleurs sur la sc ne.

The Suppliants is a play written by the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides. It tells the story of a group of women from Egypt who have fled their homeland and come to Argos seeking asylum from the king, Pelasgus. The women are the daughters of Danaus, the legendary king of Egypt,... Read Full Overview

A group of Argive women has come to Eleusis to ask King Theseus and his city of Athens to bring about the burial of their sons who are being denied it by their Theban conquerors. Theseus is confronted with a challenge which at first he declines to take up, but then does so magnificently... Read Full Overview

Euripides is rightly lauded as one of the great dramatists of all time. In his lifetime, he wrote over 90 plays and although only 18 have survived they reveal the scope and reach of his genius. Euripides is identified with many theatrical innovations that have influenced drama... Read Full Overview