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Corti focuses on the meaning of child murder in literary treatments of the ancient myth. A projection of common emotions, often repressed and denied, Medea is the central figure in a tragedy encompassing the psychology of abusive individuals.

A modern retelling of the ancient Greek myth depicting the love of Jason, the hero who claimed the kingdom of Iolcus, and the princess of Caechis, Medeia.

"Here for a new generation of readers and students are two major poetic works of Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962). The verse narrative Cawdor, set on the ruthless California coast which Jeffers knew so well, tells a simple tale: an aging widower, Cawdor, unwilling to relinquish his youth, knowingly marries a young girl who does not love him. She falls in love with his son, Hood, and the narrative unfolds in tragedy of immense proportions. Medea is a verse...

"When Proteus crawls from the sea, brain damaged in a fight with a terrible giant, all he can put together from his shattered memory is that he was sent to aid Jason and the Argonauts on their perilous mission."--Jacket.

Ancient Greek drama is the foundation of Western civilization. At the same time, the world of the Greeks seems distant and exotic to contemporary students. This introductory guide overviews the historical, political, and cultural background of Greek drama and provides detailed discussions of ten widely studied plays: Agamemnon, The Choephoroi, The Eumenides, Antigone, Odeipus, Odeipus at Colonus, Medea, The Bacchae, The Birds, and Lysistrata. Chapters...