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The tragedies of Euripides
1808·372 pages
Collection of Euripides’ Greek tragedies on revenge, divine will, and human suffering, with complex characters and dark mythic plots.
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Collection of Euripides’ Greek tragedies on revenge, divine will, and human suffering, with complex characters and dark mythic plots.
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Contains: Hecuba, Orestes, The Phoenician Virgins, Medea, Hippolytus, Alcestis, The Bacchae, The Heraclidae, Iphigenia in Aulis and Iphigenia in Tauris. By Euripides who was the last of the three great tragedians of Classical Athens. His plays seem modern by comparison with those of his contemporaries, focusing on the inner lives and motives of his characters in a way previously unknown to Greek audience
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Sexual desire, marital betrayal, and assault themes; no graphic intimacy
Violence & gore
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Child murder, dismemberment, human sacrifice, and bloody revenge killings
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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Wine and ecstatic Dionysian intoxication featured in The Bacchae
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation depicted
Religious content
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Greek gods, divine intervention, rituals, and sacrifices drive the plots
Magic & witchcraft
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Medea’s sorcery and potions; gods wield supernatural powers
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content present
Political content
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Recurring themes of war, justice, tyranny, exile, and gender roles
Self-harm / suicide
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Multiple on-page suicides and suicidal despair across several plays
Abuse & suffering
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Slavery, child killing, human sacrifice, sexual violence, wartime cruelty
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