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OverviewThe Children of Heracles is a powerful and challenging tragedy of exile and supplication. Driven from their homeland by Eurystheus, king of Argos, the children of Heracles flee as fugitives throughout Greece until they are granted protection in Athens. However, their acceptance as political refugees threatens to cause civil revolt among the Athenians and hostile invasion from the Argives. The self-sacrifice of Heracles' daughter ensures a victory for Athens and the Heraclidae, but Heracles' mother Alcmene refuses to spare the life of Eurystheus, although he is a prisoner of war protected by Athenian law. The play shows the amorality of the powerful and the vulnerability of refugees in the most disturbing terms, making for a drama of continuing moral and political relevance to the modern world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Euripides , William AllanPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Aris & Phillips Ltd Edition: First published in the United Kingdom in 2001. Reprinted in 2015 with updated General Bibliography. Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm ISBN: 9780856687419ISBN 10: 0856687413 Pages: 228 Publication Date: 01 November 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Table of ContentsPreface General Editor’s Foreword Abbreviations and Bibliography for The Children of Heracles General Bibliography for Euripides Introduction 1. Myth 2. Integrity and Structure of the Play 3. Suppliant Tragedy 4. Tragedy and History 5. Setting and Staging 6. The Heraclidae in Art 7. The Date of the Play 8. The Transmission of the Text TEXT AND TRANSLATION COMMENTARYReviewsSuperb...Mastronarde has brought readers of Medea up to date, set out for us the scholarly discussion while cogently advancing it, and given us the tools to make our own judgements. Hardy Hansen, Classical World William Allan is rapidly establishing himself as a rising star in Euripidean studies.'--Ian C Storey Mouseion (01/01/2004) Author InformationWilliam Allan is Associate Professor of Classics at Oxford University and the author of The Andromache and Euripidean Tragedy (Oxford University Press, 2000). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |