Description
Book SynopsisA group of Argive women beg King Theseus to bring about the burial of their sons who are being denied it by their Theban conquerors. The play explores themes of a just war, the family, the role and behaviour of women, and the education of Theseus, as he is transformed from a great hero into a great man. Text with facing translation and commentary.
Trade Review'A very thorough and scholarly account of...an unjustly neglected play.'
Neill Croally,
JACT, 2007
'The many qualities of this volume will enable numerous readers to enjoy the discovery of this magnificent play which, as James Morwood reminds us, has too long been considered as a minor work by Euripides, a play of political propaganda. Each part of the book, the Introduction, Translation and Commentary, aims to facilitate reading and stimulate interest, without drowning the reader in technical details concerning Euripides language or the editing of his work.'
Aurelie Wach,
Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2007
Table of ContentsGeneral Editor's Foreword
Editor's Preface
Introduction:
1. Plot, themes and motifs
2. Politics and character
3a. King Theseus and democratic Athens
3b. Theseus, Herakles and Kimon
4. Athenian funeral encomia and Adrastos' oration
5. The play's geography
5a. Eleusis
5b. Thebes
5c. Argos
6. The myth and its reception
7. Date
8. The text and translation
Bibliography and Abbreviations for
Suppliant WomenMap: The Greece of the play
Suppliant Women: Greek text with parallel translation
Commentary
Appendix: The Argive women and Athenian mourning legislation
General Bibliography
Index
