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The Dramas of Euripides
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Euripides was born in Salamis in 480 B.C.E. Along with
Aeschylus and
Sophocles he was
one of the three leading ancient writers of tragic plays.
Very little is known about his personal life;
it is belived that he came from a wealthy family and was
politically active.
Euripides left Athens in 408 B.C.E. and took up residence in Macedonia
under the sponsorship of its king; he died shortly thereafter.
He did not win as many competitions as Aeschylus or Sophocles, and was
used as a running joke in Aristophanes' plays,
where he appears as a satirical character.
However his dramas became more popular than the other two 'immortals'
as time went by.
His greatest works are Alcestis, Medea,
Electra and The Bacchae.
The Trojan Women
translated by Gilbert Murray [1915]
transcribed by Eliza at sacredspiral.com. Thanks Eliza!
Alcestis
Translated by Richard Aldington
Andromache
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
The Bacchantes
The Cyclops
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
Electra
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
Hecuba
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
Helen
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
The Heracleidae
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
Heracles
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
Hippolytus
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
Ion
Translated by Robert Potter
[1887]
Iphigenia in Tauris
Translated by Robert Potter
[1887]
Iphigenia At Aulis
Medea
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
Orestes
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
The Phoenissae
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
Rhesus
The Suppliants
Translated by E. P. Coleridge
[1910]
The Trojan Women
