Euripides: Medea, Hippolytus, The Bacchae by Euripides - 1980

Euripides: Medea, Hippolytus, The Bacchae, Newly Translated by Philip Vellacott, Illustrated by Michael Ayrton, Published by The Heritage Press, 1980 ---- Beautifully illustrated cloth hardbound edition in protective slipcase. Dimensions: 11" x 9" x 1.5". The book is in "As New" condition. Bright, crisp, pristine, protected in slipcase these many years. Unmarked. The slipcase is in Fine (almost new condition) with very faint surface wear. Intact corners and edges all around. Heritage Press "Sandglass" insert present. Please review pictures for greater details. Free USA Shipping ---- Euripides (c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom a significant number of plays have survived. 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 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", focusing on the inner lives and motives of his characters in a way previously unknown.