tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000858.post2247461349876474148..comments2023-01-27T13:00:06.764-05:00Comments on Eclectic Indulgence... classic literature reviews: Review: Medea, Hippolytus and The Bacchae by EuripidesEclectic Indulgencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09773640906287038956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000858.post-84121716287851371082012-05-11T20:38:39.791-04:002012-05-11T20:38:39.791-04:00You make me want to read Euripides. Medea sounds i...You make me want to read Euripides. Medea sounds interesting. I have been evading any encouragement to read Greek tragedies, because I think they will cause me so much anger and sadness. But I'm taking a Greek and Roman Myth class this September and have to read them anyway. Thanks for the interesting review.Lemon Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340029101536146372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000858.post-43117988911435244602012-05-11T15:08:20.102-04:002012-05-11T15:08:20.102-04:00Hi Brian,
I haven't had a chance to check out ...Hi Brian,<br />I haven't had a chance to check out the Trojan Women, but I will probably delve into most of Euripides' work in the future. <br /><br />Thanks for the suggestion!Eclectic Indulgencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773640906287038956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000858.post-54991745583313844612012-05-11T15:02:44.975-04:002012-05-11T15:02:44.975-04:00Thanks for the great commentary. I love reading Eu...Thanks for the great commentary. I love reading Euripides. Especially compared to Aeschylus and Sophocles he seems such a radical. As you point out his plays seem to very much identify with the powerless. I do see Medea as a bit of a heroine and detect sympathy for the plight of women in that work.<br /><br /> Have you ever read The Trojan Women? It is a very harrowing and imparts similar sentiments.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com