Women on the Edge

"I highly recommend this collection to anyone eager to encounter an innovative reading of Euripidean drama." -- Monica Silveira Cyrino, University of New Mexico TheatreJounral "...in a class by itself... This would make a fine text for advanced students of literature in translation or women in antiquity." -- Classical Outlook "This is not your grandfather's translation of Euripedes... Provides a good introduction to feminist readings of these plays, accessible translations, helpful background material, and openness about the translators' methods... A valuable addition to translations of Euripidean tragedy." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Ruby Blondell is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Washington. Mary-Kay Gamel is Associate Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Santa-Cruz. Nancy SorkinRabinowitz is Professor of Comparative Literature at Hamilton College. Bella Vivante is Senior Lecturer in Humanities at the University of Arizona.

INTRODUCTIONI. Athens and Greek Culture Political History, Religion, Fate and Responsibility, Self and Other II.Athenian Tragedy: A Civic Institution Tragedy and Athenian Democracy, Audience, The Festival, Production and Performance, The Chorus, Formal Elements, Use of MythIII.Women in AthensAthenian Women and the Ideology of Gender, Women and Marriage: From Parthenos to Gune, Women and Athenian TragedyIV.EuripidesLife and Works, Ancient Reactions to Euripides, Euripides as a Playwright, Women in EuripidesV.The Afterlife of EuripidesSurvival and Canonization, Textual Criticism, The Artistic LegacyFOUR PLAYS BY EURIPIDESAlcestis: Translated by Nancy Sorkin RabinowitzMedea: Translated by Ruby BlondellHelen: Translated by Bella ZweigIphigenia at Aulis: Translated by Mary-Kay GamelNotesReferences