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Euripides:     more books (100)

The Trojan Women Of Euripides by Euripides, 2010-07-30 Euripides I: Alcestis, The Medea, The Heracleidae, Hippolytus by Euripides, 2009-09-19 Euripides V: Electra, The Phoenician Women, The Bacchae (The Complete Greek Tragedies) (Vol 7) by Euripides, 2002-01-15 Ten Plays (Signet Classics) by Euripides, 1998-10-01 The Bacchae and Other Plays by Euripides, 2010-05-06 Ten Plays by Euripides by Euripides, 1984-02-01 Medea (Dover Thrift Editions) by Euripides, 1993-04-19 Medea and Other Plays by Euripides, 2010-05-06 Euripides Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus by Euripides, 2007-09-07 RHESUS --- WITH LINKED TABLE OF CONTENTS by Euripides, 2009-02-27 The Trojan Women and Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics) by Euripides, 2009-01-15 Fabulae: Volume III: Helena, Phoenissae, Orestes, Bacchae, Iphigenia Aulidensis, Rhesus (Oxford Classical Texts) (Vol 3) by Euripides, 1994-09-08 Three Plays: Alcestis / Hippolytus / Iphigenia in Taurus by Euripides, 1974 Medea by Euripides, 2008-03-21

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1. Euripides - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
   euripides (Ancient Greek ) (ca. 480 BC–406 BC) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus and  
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   Extractions: Jump to: navigation search A statue of Euripides. Euripides Ancient Greek ) (ca. 480 BC 406 BC ) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles ). Ancient scholars thought that Euripides had written ninety-five plays, although four of those were probably written by Critias . Eighteen of Euripides' plays have survived complete. It is now widely believed that what was thought to be a nineteenth, Rhesus , was probably not by Euripides. Fragments, some substantial, of most of the other plays also survive. More of his plays have survived than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles together, partly because of the chance preservation of a manuscript that was probably part of a complete collection of his works in alphabetical order. Euripides is known primarily for having reshaped the formal structure of traditional Attic tragedy by showing strong women characters and intelligent slaves , and by satirizing many heroes of Greek mythology . His plays seem modern by comparison with those of his contemporaries, focusing on the inner lives and motives of his characters in a way previously unknown to Greek audiences.

2. Euripides (c. 480-406 B.C.)
   Biography of Greek playwright euripides, plus links to all of his works currently in print.  
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   Extractions: Euripides Euripides was exposed early to the religion he would so stubbornly question as an adult. As a child, he served as cup-bearer to the guild of dancers who performed at the altar of Apollo. The son of an influential family, he was also exposed to the great thinkers of the dayincluding Anaxagoras, the Ionian philosopher who maintained that the sun was not a golden chariot steered across the sky by some elusive god, but rather a fiery mass of earth or stone. The radical philosopher had a profound effect on the young poet, and left with him a passionate love of truth and a curious, questioning spirit. Always a lover of truth, Euripides forced his characters to confront personal issues, not just questions of State. In many ways, he is the forerunner of the modern psychological dramatist. In Hippolytus and The Bacchae , he explores the psyche of men attempting to deny a natural life-force such as sexuality or emotional release. In another timeless classic, Medea , he takes a penetrating look at the frenzied jealousy of a woman who has lost the interest of her middle-aged husband. Perhaps his finest contribution to world drama, however, was the introduction of the common man to the stage. Even his traditional nobles such as Agamemnon and Menelaus were anti-heroic, almost as if he wanted to show the Athenian people what their beloved military heroes were really like.

3. Euripides And His Tragedies
   Biography of ancient Greek dramatist euripides and analysis of his poetic qualities.  
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   Extractions: EURIPIDES AND HIS TRAGEDIES This document was originally published in The Drama: Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization, vol. 1 . ed. Alfred Bates. London: Historical Publishing Company, 1906. pp. 158-166. Purchase Books by Euripides "The sure sign of the general decline of an art," says Macaulay, "is the frequent occurence, not of deformity, but of misplaced beauty. In general tragedy is corrupted by eloquence." This symptom is especially conspicuous in Euripides, who is constantly sacrificing propriety for rhetorical display; so that we are sometimes in doubt whether we are reading the lines of a poet or the speeches of an orator. Yet it is this very quality which has in all ages made him a much greater favorite than Aeschylus or Sophocles ; it is this which made tragi-comedy so easy and natural under his treatment; which recommended him to Menander as the model for his new comedy, and to Quintilian as the model for oratory. In the middle ages he was far better known than his two great contemporaries; for this was an era when scholastic subtleties were mistaken for eloquence, minute distinctions for science, and verbal quibbles for proficiency in dramatic art. Pitiable also is his habit of punning, as in the Bacchae where his Greek may be rendered, "Take heed lest Pentheus makes your mansion a pent-house of grief." Even Shakespeare, the most incorrigible of punsters, has nothing worse than this. Yet Aeschylus is fully as bad, speaking for instance of Helen in his

4. Euripides Quotes - The Quotations Page
   euripides; Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings. euripides; The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great  
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5. Euripides - About Euripides Writer Of Greek Tragedy
   euripides (c. 484407/406) was a Greek writer of tragedy. euripides introduced drama about love to Old Comedy.  
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6. The Euripides Home Page
   Collection of links to euripides resources on the Web.  
   http://www.gpc.edu/~shale/humanities/literature/world_literature/euripides.html

7. Euripides
   Site d euripides. What is euripides ? ORGANISATION _Executive Board _Council _Scientific Advisory Board _Technical Evaluation Committee _Offices  
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8. Euripides
   A biography of the Greek dramatist; includes a list of related links.  
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   Extractions: EURIPIDES (C. 485 - 406 B.C.) The following biography was originally published in Minute History of the Drama THERE is more unadulterated gossip about Euripides than about either Sophocles or Aeschylus : about his birth, which for the sake of connecting him with the battle of Salamis and thus with the careers of Aeschylus and Sophocles, gossip tries to place in 480 B.C.; about his parentage, probably due to scurrilous remarks in the comedies of Aristophanes referring to them as "hucksters" and "green grocers"; about his youth, when, according to unfounded report, he was trained for a professional wrestler; and, finally, about his marriage, wherein rumor represented him as finding both his first and second wives unfaithful. All this can be ascribed to the fact that ancient biography resorted to invention in order to connect the poet's writings with supposed personal experiences and thus assign a reason for them. From all the confusion a few facts stand out. Euripides in temperament was just the opposite of Sophocles . . . of a studious and retiring disposition, fond of the companionship of intimate friends, but averse to general society. A favorite retreat was a grotto that looked out upon the sea. Here in complete retirement he liked to study and write. From numerous allusions of contemporary writers, we know, too, that his library was celebrated for its completeness. Of the three great tragic poets of Greece, Euripides was by far the most modern. As the first of the "realists" he brought realism in clothes, conversation and character to the Greek stage. He was a pioneer in tragi-comedy

9. Perseus Encyclopedia
   euripides was the youngest of the three principal fifthcentury tragic poets. For the biography of euripides, as for those of ancient writers in general  
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10. The Euripides Home Page
    www.dc.peachnet.edu/~shale/humanities/ literature/world_literature/euripides.html Similar pages The Classics Pages -euripidesThe plays of euripides - Orestes, Helen, Phoenissae, Medea.  
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11. GradeSaver: ClassicNote: Biography Of Euripides
    The youngest of the three great tragedians, euripides was probably born between 485 and 480 BCE, although some classicists propose a later date.  
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    Extractions: Help Search: Euripides He was not a consistent or tidy artist. His plays sometimes suffer from weak structure, overpacked plots, and a wandering focus. But discomfort with his medium can also be seen as one of Euripides' great strengths. And sometimes, his innovation and uniqueness are mistaken for weaknesses. His Orestes can be seen as a brilliant anti-tragedy, a work that questions the aesthetic assumptions of Greek drama. But for the unimaginative reader who uses pat theories to evaluate Greek tragedy, it is far easier to dismiss the play as simply bad. Like Orestes, many of Euripides' plays have suffered at the hands of critics incapable of understanding his vision. He was undoubtedly the bad boy of Greek tragedy, and he is modern in a way that Aeschylus and Sophocles are not. The vision of Aeschylus' Oresteia, though brilliant and beautiful, can seem more like a hopeful dream than a representation of the world we know. And to modern audiences, Sophocles' heroes often seem removed from flesh-and-blood men and women. But Euripides' characters are always immediately recognizable. He is the father of the psychological drama, and he is an acute observer of human nature. Using the myths of Greece as his source, he transformed epic heroes into men of flesh and blood. Sophocles supposedly said that while he himself depicted men as they ought to be, Euripides depicted them as they really are.

12. Great Books Index - Euripides
    euripides Great Books Index. Discusses two plays by euripides Philoctetes and Bacchae. Prepared by Lewis Stiles.  
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13. Euripides - Crystalinks
    euripides is known primarily for having reshaped the formal structure of traditional Attic tragedy by showing strong women characters and smart slaves,  
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    Extractions: 480 - 406 BC Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles. He is believed to have written over 90 plays, 18 of which are extant (it is now widely believed that a nineteenth, Rhesus, was written by someone else). Fragments of most of the other plays survive, some of them substantial. More of his plays have survived than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles together, partly because of the chance preservation of a manuscript that was probably part of a complete collection of his works. Euripides is known primarily for having reshaped the formal structure of traditional Attic tragedy by showing strong women characters and smart slaves, and by satirizing many heroes of Greek mythology. Private life His mother's name was Cleito, and his father's either Mnesarchus or Mnesarchides. Evidence suggests that Euripides' family was comfortable financially. He had a wife named Melito, and together they had three sons. It is rumored that he also had a daughter, but she was killed after a rabid dog attacked her. Some call this rumor a joke that Aristophanes, a comic writer who often poked fun at Euripides, wrote about him. However, many historians fail to see the humor in this and believe it is indeed true. Public life The record of Euripides' public life, other than his involvement in dramatic competitions, is almost non-existent. There is no reason or historical evidence to believe that he travelled to Syracuse, Sicily or engaged himself in any other public or political activities during his lifetime, or left Athens at the invitation of king Archelaus II and stayed with him in Macedonia after 408 BC.

14. The Internet Classics Archive | Works By Euripides
    List of works by euripides, part of the Internet Classics Archive.  
    http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Euripides.html

15. Euripides Quotes
    66 quotes and quotations by euripides. euripides Do not plan for ventures before finishing what s at hand. euripides  
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16. Euripides
    The last of Athens great tragic poets is euripides, who is rare among ancient authors because he apparently did not take part in public life.  
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    Extractions: (Antikensammlung, Berlin) Euripides (485-406): Athenian poet, author of many tragedies, of which sixteen survive. The last of Athens' great tragic poets is Euripides, who is rare among ancient authors because he apparently did not take part in public life. It may be true that he lived as a recluse. His plays are more exuberant than those of Sophocles and Aeschylus ; often, he has the heroes and heroines face difficult choices, which are finally solved by the sudden appearance of a god ( deus ex machina Medea is probably his most famous play, the Trojan Women can be interpreted as a protest against warfare, Heracles is a Camus-like play about heroism - the greatest act of bravery is accepting life with all its misery. His other plays are The Rhesus was probably not written by Euripides. At the end of his life, Euripides settled in Macedonia , where he wrote the Bacchae , a shockingly strange tragedy, which has been interpreted in many ways. His greatness was -in a remarkable way- recognized by the comic poet

17. Euripides - Wikiquote
    Wikisource has original works written by or about euripides. Retrieved from http//en.wikiquote.org/wiki/euripides  
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    Extractions: Jump to: navigation search In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side. Euripides c 480 BC 406 BC ) was a Greek playwright Humility, a sense of reverence before the sons of heaven — of all the prizes that a mortal man might win, these, I say, are wisest; these are best. The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate. †geus , Frag. 7 Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks. †olus Frag. 38. Waste not fresh tears over old griefs. Alexander Frag. 44 Sweet is the remembrance of troubles when you are in safety. Andromeda Cleverness is not wisdom. And not to think mortal thoughts is to see few days. Bacch¦ l. 395 Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. Bacch¦ l. 480 Variant translation: To the fool, he who speaks wisdom will sound foolish. Slow but sure moves the might of the gods. Bacch¦ l. 882 Variant translation: Slowly but surely withal moveth the might of the gods.

18. Ancient History Sourcebook: 11th Brittanica: Euripides
    euripides (480406 B.C.), the great Greek dramatic poet, was born in 480 B.C., on the very day, according to the legend, of the Greek victory at Salamis,  
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    Extractions: 11th Brittanica: Euripides EURIPIDES (480-406 B.C.), the great Greek dramatic poet, was born in 480 B.C., on the very day, according to the legend, of the Greek victory at Salamis, where his Athenian parents had taken refuge; and a whimsical fancy has even suggested that his name- son of Euripus- was meant to commemorate the first check of the Persian fleet at Artemisium. His father Mnesarchus was at least able to give him a liberal education; it was a favourite taunt with the comic poets that his mother Clito had been a herbseller-a quaint instance of the tone which public satire could then adopt with plausible effect. At first he was intended, we are told, for the profession of an athlete,- a calling of which he has recorded his opinion with something like the courage of Xenophanes. He seems also to have essayed painting; but at fiveandtwenty he brought out his first play, the Peliodes, Melanippe (Nauck, Frag., 4953

19. Euripides - Wikipedia, Den Fria Encyklopedin
    euripides, född cirka 480 f.Kr., död cirka 406 f.Kr., var en grekisk tragediförfattare, vid sidan av Aischylos och Sofokles Greklands store tragöd.  
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    Extractions: Hoppa till: navigering s¶k Euripides. Euripides , f¶dd cirka 480 f.Kr. , d¶d cirka 406 f.Kr. , var en grekisk tragedi f¶rfattare , vid sidan av Aischylos och Sofokles Greklands store trag¶d . Av hans cirka 80 dramor finns idag 18 bevarade. Av dem ¤r n¥gra ¶versatta till svenska av Hjalmar Gullberg Euripides analyser av moraliska problem har i h¶g grad beh¥llit sin giltighet. Han utsatte ¤ven gudarna f¶r m¤nskliga moraliska v¤rderingar. Hans inflytande p¥ det europeiska dramat blev stort; han inledde den psykologiserade dramatiken Den h¤r artikeln ¤r h¤mtad fr¥n http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euripides Kategorier Grekiska f¶rfattare Grekiska dramatiker ... Antikens f¶rfattare Visningar Personliga verktyg Navigering S¶k Verktygsl¥da Andra spr¥k Brezhoneg Bosanski Catal  Česky ... T¼rk§e Sidan ¤ndrades senast 03.11, 1 januari 2008.

20. Euripides
    wwwadm.pdx.edu/user/sinq/ greekciv/arts/greeklit/euripide.htm - Similar pages The San Antonio College LitWeb euripides PageThe Complete Greek Tragedies, Volumes III and IV euripides. Edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore. Chicago, 1960. See also Greek Tragedy in New  
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