This stunning translation by awardwinning poet robin robertson reinvigorates euripides masterpiece. Robertson was a trustee of the griffin trust for excellence in poetry. Robin robertson is from the northeast coast of scotland. Anne enright one of the main virtues of this fine translation is robertson s ear for the verbal brutality committed by the estranged medea and jason. Jeffers preserves the essence of euripides s work, yet he modernizes it in certain regards. Euripides bacchae pdf there is an important gap of 50 lines or more in euripides manuscript between lines 29 and 30 of the greek text.
The title of this book is medea and it was written by euripides, robin robertson translator. Is the coronavirus in bible prophecy facing uncertain times with david jeremiah duration. Though one of euripides masterpieces, the piece is not without its problems. When aegeus longlost illegitimate son theseus shows up, medea tries to poison him. Robin robertson is a veteran restaurant chef, cooking teacher, and an acclaimed writer. Thebes has been rocked by the arrival of dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the medea, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
Anne enright the greatest works demand constant retranslation to meet the changing culture of the age, and robin robertson has given us a medea fit for our. This stunning translation, by the awardwinning poet robin robertson, reinvigorates euripides masterpiece for contemporary readers. Medea is an ancient greek tragedy written by euripides, based upon the myth of jason and medea and first produced in. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband jason who has betrayed her for another woman. The medea of eubipides prcducers note this play of euripides was first produced in b. Buy medea by robin robertson translator, euripides online at alibris. The acclaimed translation by robin robertson forward prize, man booker prize shortlist 2018euripides medea, the brutally. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to all books.
Awardwinning poet robin robertson has captured both the vitality of euripides drama and the beauty of his phrasing, reinvigorating this masterpiece for the. Medea kindle edition by euripides, robertson, robin. How the god exacts his terrible revenge, drawing pentheus to his own destruction, is as devastating now as it was in the fifth century bc. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis.
The acclaimed translation by robin robertson forward prize, man booker prize shortlist 2018 euripides medea, the brutally powerful ancient greek tragedy that reverberates down the centuries, has been brought to fresh and urgent life by one of our best modern poets. This uptodate edition makes euripides most famous and influential play accessible to students of greek reading their. Awardwinning poet robin robertson has captured both the vitality of euripides drama and the beauty of his phrasing, reinvigorating this masterpiece for the twentyfirst century. He was born in scone, perthshire, and brought up on the northeast coast of scotland but has spent much of his professional life in london where he is currently associate publisher at jonathan cape. Thats why ive transformed myself, assumed a mortal shape, altered my looks. Once again though, medea gets kicked out of a greek city. Euripides devastating tragedy is shockingly modern in the sharp psychological exploration of the characters and the gripping interactions between them. The edition i read is translated by robin robertson published by vintage. Mind, this play was not particularly popular it finished third in the dionysia festival in 431 bc but euripides.
And, to those wondering if euripides was a kind of rogue, with radical views, remember that the play was based on longstanding mythology. Medea by robin robertson translator, euripides alibris. It was published by free press and has a total of 112 pages in the book. The plot centers on the actions of medea, a former princess of the barbarian kingdom of colchis, and the wife of jason. The greek city of thebes, outside the royal palace. Medea book by euripides, robin robertson official publisher. You will be reading euripides s medea, freely adapted by the 20th century american poet robinson jeffers. Dodds euripides, bacchae, edited with introduction and commentary. Helen mccrory delivers a majestic performance as the vengeful protagonist in ben powers new version of euripides play. Robin robertson has given us a medea fit for our times. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Do not grieve so much for a husband lost that it wastes away your life. Robin robertson frsl born in 1955 is a scottish poet. Apollo, god of song, lord of the lyre, never passed on the flame of. A painted field 1997, winner of the 1997 forward poetry prize best first collection, the aldeburgh poetry festival prize and the saltire society scottish first book of the year award. Medea s story before euripides like much ancient drama and epic, euripides play and lochheads opens with the story well. One of the most powerful and enduring of greek tragedies, medea centers on. Updating it for contemporary readers, he brings the ancient verse to fervid, brutal life, revealing a work of art as devastating and relevant today as it was in the fifth century, bc. To me, a wicked man who is also eloquent seems the most guilty of. But if thebans in this city, in their anger, try to make those bacchic women leave, to drive them from the mountains forcibly, then i, commander of these maenads, will fight them.
His third book, swithering, won the 2006 forward prize for best collection. In his lucid, freerunning verse, medea s power is released into the world, fresh and appalling, in words that seem spoken for the first time. Medea is an ancient greek tragedy by euripides that was first performed in 431 bc. He has received a number of honors for his poetry, including the e.