The children of Heracles
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The children of Heracles
（Classical texts）
Aris & Phillips, c2001
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Children of Heracles
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"Reprinted from Euripides: Fabulae: Vol. I edited by James Diggle(Oxford Classical Texts, 1984) by permission of Oxford University Press"--T.p.verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Parallel text in English and Ancient Greek
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The 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. Greek text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.
Table of Contents
Preface
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
COMMENTARY
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