Hippolytus by Euripides PAPERBACK 9780941051866

Name: Hippolytus by Euripides PAPERBACK 9780941051866
Brand: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co

Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co

Hippolytus\nby Euripides\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 5\u20136 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Euripides\nTitle: Hippolytus\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Classic and pre-20th century plays\nPublisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.\nPublication year: 2001\nISBN-13: 9780941051866\nISBN-10: 0941051862\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis is an English translation of Euripides'' tragedy Hippolytus about how Phaedra unsuccessfully fights her desire for Hippolytus, while he risks his life to keep her passion secret. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays. \nNo play of Euripides is more admired than Hippolytus. The tale of a married woman stirred to passion for a younger man was traditional, but Euripides modified this s.