Ten Plays by Euripides

作者 Euripides著John McLean译
出版社 Random House
出版时间 1990年8月第1版
ISBN 9780553213638
定价 33.90

内容简介

Thefirstplaywrightofdemocracy,EuripideswrotewithenduringinsightandbitingsatireaboutsocialandpoliticalproblemsofAthenianlife.Incontrasttohiscontemporaries,hebroughtanexciting--and,totheGreeks,astunning--realismtothe"pureandnobleform"oftragedy.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,heroesandheroinesonthestagewerenotidealized:asSophocleshimselfsaid,Euripidesshowspeoplenotastheyoughttobe,butastheyactuallyare.

作者简介

LittleisknownofthelifeofEuripides.Hewasbornabout485B.C.ontheislandofSalamisandmayhavebegunacareerasapainterbeforewritinginthedramacompetitionsin455B.C.Duringhislifetimehisplayswereoftenproduced,buthewontheAtheniandramaprizeonlyfourtimes.Hediedin406B.C.Euripideswasaprolificwriter,theauthorofsomeeighty-eightormoreplays,ofwhichnineteenhavesurvivedunderhisname.Hewascriticizedbytheconservativesofhistimeforintroducingshabbyheroesandimmoralwomenintohisplays,apracticethattheyconsidereddegradingtothenobleformoftragedy.However,audiencestowhomhispredecessorswerecoldandremotefoundEuripidesdirectandappealing.Euripidesbecameimmenselypopularafterhediedandhisinfluencealtereddramaforever.ConsideredbyGeorgeBernardShawtobethegreatestoftheGreekdramatists,Euripidesisnowregardedbymanyastheoriginatorofthedramaticsensibilitythatdevelopedintowhatwecall"modern"Europeandrama.