Euripides IV: Rhesus / The Suppliant Women / Orestes / Iphigenia in Aulis

Description

Euripides is known in literature & fiction circles as a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Euripides is one of the few whose dramas & plays have survived. Ancient & medieval scholars have attributed 95 dramas & plays to Euripides, of which 19 are known to have survived more or less complete. Euripides is identified with theatrical innovations that have profoundly influenced drama & plays down to modern times. He was unique among the writers of ancient & medieval Athens for the sympathy he demonstrated towards all victims of society, including women. This anthology volume of Euripides IV includes Rhesus a Greek tragedy whose authorship is disputed, The Suppliant Women a political & patriotic drama, Orestes a Greek tragedy, and Iphigenia in Aulis a Greek tragedy that was posthumously produced.