Medea (Plays of Euripides) (Greek and English Edition) [Paperback]

Euripides (Author), Sir Denys Page (Editor)

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Series: Plays of Euripides | Publication Date: September 23, 1976

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"It is the best text for this [graduate and advanced undergraduate] level I have ever encountered in many years of teaching Greek Tragedy."--Joseph F. Desmond, Tufts University

"An ideal introduction to reading Greek tragic texts. Remarkable range of assistance and information shrewdly deployed so students may take as much as they need."--Andrew Ford, Princeton University

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About the Author

Euripides (c. 480-406 BCE) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens.

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (September 23, 1976)
• Language: Greek, English
• ISBN-10: 0198720920
• ISBN-13: 978-0198720928
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Medea in Greek, deited by D.L. Page, August 22, 2004

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This review is from: Medea (Plays of Euripides) (Greek and English Edition) (Paperback)

As and ageing student but a novice in the study in Greek I have found Page's paperback edition very useful (it is in fact the prescribed text for the course I am doing), but it has deficiencies. It appears to be a facsimile print and the Greek text in particular is not as clear as it might be. The print size could be a little larger and the off-white page colour makes the reading harder for ageing eyes. The Greek text is, however, more readable than some classical Greek texts which are little better than appalling.

Another aspect of Page's commentary is that he occasionally uses Latin in the Commentary. Those of us who studied Latin a long time ago (or not at all) find this no help to us at all. I would recommend that anyone studying Medea in Greek seriously should certainly have this edition and should also buy the edition edited by Alan Elliott (Oxford Press). The latter has a very clear Greek text, notes which are on a slightly easier plane than those of Page, and a useful vocabulary at the back.

I must make it clear that I make no comment on the Medea play itself. That is left to others of greater knowledge.