Medea

The forward in this edition provides an excellent basis for the understanding of the climate in which the play was first crafted as well as providing a break down of what we will be reading/ its meanings. Unfortunately the latter is securely in spoiler territory for those who want to go in blind... or as much as one can with a millennia-old classic work of fiction. Disturbing and incredibly human throughout. A good thought piece if nothing else.

So much better than Aeschylus. Standard Greek tragedy, but written almost in verse, easy to read.

I bought this book to update my memory of Medea for a campfire circle with my grandchildren. So some of you might say, "How could you tell little children this story?" Well, I used to tell my daughter Edgar Alan Poe stories around the campfire. She remembered them so well that she begged me for more for our recent trip camping with her sons. Medea is a perfect story for all ages. Euripides tells it much better than I. The English in this version is from about a century ago but If you're used to Edgar Alan Poe or his contemporaries it is very good. Medea pulls your heartstrings and lets us know that not much really changes over the thousands of years when it comes to human emotion.

I had a hard time understanding the text at times just because of the writing style, but it was a good story overall.

Good

A very accessible translation, supported by a good introduction and well reasoned and scholarly end notes regarding the disputed issues in the meaning and style points of the play.

This book was mentioned twice in a few other books I was reading and had to search for it so I could understand the reference. A classic, by far

Euripedes's plays included in the book have been translated into Portuguese with rigor, competence, and sensibility. The introductions and notes are also very illuminating and helpful.