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    By Various
    Oxford   John Henry and James Parker
    5" by 3.5" 72, vii, 40, 22 [10] 75 pp.
    A very scarce copy of three of Euripides’ most enduring tragedies in one volume: Hecuba, Medea, and Alcestis, in the original Greek with English notes for the use of schools.
    By Various

    1864-1865 Plays of Euripides: Hecuba, Medea, Alcestis, with Short English Notes for the use of Schools

    Oxford   John Henry and James Parker
    5" by 3.5" 72, vii, 40, 22 [10] 75 pp.
    A very scarce copy of three of Euripides’ most enduring tragedies in one volume: Hecuba, Medea, and Alcestis, in the original Greek with English notes for the use of schools.
    £45.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 963H24
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    Description

    Rebound, Very Scarce

    Bound in half calf binding with marbled paper boards.

    This edition contains three of Euripides plays, bound as one. The plays are Euripides' Hecuba, Medea, and Alcestis. Each play is presented in the original Ancient Greek, accompanied by brief English notes.

    Alcestis portrays a moving tale of love and self-sacrifice, as the heroine offers her life to save her husband, Admetus. Medea is a gripping study of betrayal and vengeance, following a woman driven to shocking extremes after being abandoned by Jason. In Hecuba, the fallen Queen of Troy endures profound grief and loss, yet displays remarkable strength amid the ruins of her world.

    Euripides (c. 480 - c. 406 BC) was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full.

    Condition

    Bound in half calf with paper boards. Library bookplate to front paste down. Hinges strained. Rubbing and bumping to extremities, particularly the corners. Rubbing to boards resulting in slight loss to paper. Ink Greek inscription to rear free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages age toned with scattered spotting, heavier to fore edge, but bright. Pencil inscriptions and annotations in Greek and English throughout.

    Good

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