Medea
Category: Books,Literature & Fiction,Classics
Medea Details
Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the actions of Medea, a former princess of the "barbarian" kingdom of Colchis, and the wife of Jason; she finds her position in the Greek world threatened as Jason leaves her for a Greek princess of Corinth. Medea takes vengeance on Jason by murdering Jason's new wife as well as her own children, after which she escapes to Athens to start a new life.
Reviews
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.