The Women of Troy

By Euripides

Methuen Drama Student Editions are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. As well as the complete text of the play itself, each volume contains: a chronology of the playwright's life and work, an introductory discussion of the social, political, cultural and economic context in which the play was originally conceived and created, a succinct overview of the creation processes followed and subsequent performance history of the piece, an analysis of, and commentary on, some of the major themes and specific issues addressed by the text, notes to the play, which help students better understand the play's references, An industrial port of a war-torn city. Women survivors wait to be shipped abroad as the city burns around them. Officials come and go. A grandmother, once queen, watches as her remaining family are taken from her one by one. First performed in 415 BC, the play focuses on the human cost of war and the impact of loss. Euripides' great anti-war play is published here in Don Taylor's classic translation and this Student Edition of The Women of Troy includes a commentary and notes by Emma Cole.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350358320
• ISBN13: 9781350358324
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.7" x 7.4"