Description
In this play, Euripides uses the story of Heracles' murder of his wife and children to explore the contrast between myth and reality, and the boundaries of madness. This edition aims to bring out the play’s human and psychological qualities and to defend its structure and dramatic power. Greek text with facing translation, notes and commentary.
Shirley A. Barlow was Lecturer in the Department of Classical Studies, University of Kent at Canterbury. Her publications include editions of Euripides' plays Heracles and Trojan Women for the Aris & Phillips Classical Texts series, and The Imagery of Euripides (Bristol Classical Press, 2008).