Euripides I: Alcestis, Medea, The Children of Heracles, Hippolytus (The Complete Greek Tragedies)

I'm now retired (though not old enough to have met the playwright!) and have some more time for "remedial humanities." After taking a course in ancient Greek theater, I wanted to read these. It's a very good, readable translation that conveys the spirit of the original. If you're a Euripides fan (and I'm talking to both of you!), you'll enjoy it.

You can decide for yourself whether you like the substance of this classic work. This review refers to the University of Chicago Press edition. The translations are excellent and very readable, as are the introductions to each work. The UC Press publication is very high quality. Smooth paper for margin notes and crisp printing.

I needed Alcestis and Medea out of this book with line numbers, so this met my needs well. Thank you Amazon customer support for helping me find this as well.

Although these stories were written centuries ago, they still apply today. All of them draw you in, and my personal favorite is Medea!

The book was exactly what was advertised.

Easy to read. Only thing it does not show pages . it shows time.

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I had to read this book for a class I took last semester. the seller was great and the book came in great condition! :)

The best available text

Entire series is good for new, English translations of the tragedies. They are easy to read and good for a non-Greek study of the plays. Notes in series are rather pathetic, though and would really benefit from a review and expansion rather than having so many simply say 'Lines missing/corrupted/uncertain.' But, in an English translation I guess notes on Greek text are rather pointless. Still, notes could be expanded to include information on other, more important topics such as imagery and its meaning in the context of Classical Greek society.

This series has become the standard scholarly translation and has earned its place on anyone's bookshelf - preferably in hardcover so that many readers can enjoy reading these timeless plays