Título: Orestes and Other Plays
Autor: Euripides
Sinopse: Orestes and Other Plays provides new translations of Ion, Orestes, The Phoenician Women and The Suppliant Women , plays that all explore ethical and political themes. Ion vividly portrays the role of chance in human life and the dynamics of family relationships. In Orestes , the most popular of the tragedian's plays about the ancient world, Euripides explores the emotional consequences of Orestes' murder of his mother on the individuals concerned, and makes the tale resonate with advice to Athens about the threat to democracy posed by political pressure groups. The Suppliant Women is a commentary on the politics of empire, as the Athenian king Theseus decides to use force of arms rather than persuasion against Thebes. The Phoenician Women transforms the terrible conflict between Oedipus' sons into one of the most savage indictments of civil war in Western literature by highlighting the personal tragedy it brings.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Orestes and Other Plays”, de Euripides, publicado pela editora Euripides e com 282 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Euripides
Páginas: 282
Ano: 40900
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 0192832603
ISBN13: 9780192832603
