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1	Medea more books like this by Euripides add to wishlist The Greek Tragedy in New Translations series is based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves, or who work in collaboration with poets, can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of the great Greek writers. These new translations are more than faithful to the original text, going beyond the literal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica more books like this by Apollonius of Rhodes, Appollonius, Of Rhodes Apollonius add to wishlist Written in the third century BC in Alexandria, this is the only full surviving account of Jason's legendary quest for the Golden Fleece. It describes the thrilling adventures of the Argonauts on their voyage to Colchis to plead with king Aeetes for the fleece, his greatest treasure and the Eros-inspired passion felt by his daughter, the beautiful ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
3	Three Plays of Euripides: Alcestis, Medea, the Bacchae more books like this by Euripides add to wishlist see all copies from $3.43! new only from $14.82! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Euripides: Medea more books like this by Euripides, B Gredley (Editor) add to wishlist This up-to-date edition makes Euripides' most famous and influential play accessible to students of Greek reading their first tragedy as well as to more advanced students. The introduction analyzes Medea as a revenge-plot, evaluates the strands of motivation that lead to her tragic insistence on killing her own children, and assesses the potential ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Euripides: Four Plays: Medea/Hippolytus/Heracles/Bacchae more books like this by Stephen Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist A compilation of four recent works from the Focus Classical Library, this anthology includes outstanding translations which remain close to the original, with extensive introductions, interpretive essays, and footnotes. This series is designed to provide students and general readers with access to the nature of Greek drama, Greek mythology, and ... see all copies from $7.01! new only from $14.40! \| SVS
6	Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus more books like this by Euripides add to wishlist This volume of three of Euripides' most celebrated plays offers graceful, economical, metrical translations that convey the wide range of effects of the playwright's verse, from the idiomatic speech of its dialogue to the high formality of its choral odes. see all copies from $9.34! new only from $9.34! \| first editions
7	Argonautika: Story of Jason and Quest for the Golden Fleece more books like this by Apollonios Rhodios, Peter Green (Translator), Apollonius add to wishlist The "Argonautika", the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is the retelling of the myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece. Apollonios Rhodios, the author of the "Argonautika", was appointed Chief Librarian in the legendary library of Alexandria c.265 BC, composing the epic on Rhodes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.56!
8	Medea more books like this by Robinson Jeffers, Herman Finkelstein Collection (Library of Congress) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Medea more books like this by Seneca add to wishlist A new edition of the Latin text, with a facing English prose translation, of one of Rome's most notorious and ferocious plays. The lengthy, useful introduction examines all aspects of the play's literary and thematic features, placing it firmly within the context of the 1st century AD, whilst also trying to determine the processes that led Seneca ... see all copies from $3.39! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
10	God of the Golden Fleece more books like this by Fred Saberhagen add to wishlist Injured in a fight with a giant, Proteus's only memory is that he was sent to aid Jason and the Argonauts on their perilous mission. As he joins them, Proteus discovers that he is not like the other Argonauts. While Jason and his crew search for the mysterious Golden Fleece, Proteus searches for the truth behind his identity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Jason and Medeia more books like this by John Gardner add to wishlist John Gardner's epic poem takes the classical story of Jason and Medea as its basis for exploring the meaning of life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $145.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Dawn Palace more books like this by H M Hoover add to wishlist Having been trained in supernatural knowledge, thirteen-year-old Medea finds herself in a unique position to help when the Greek hero Jason comes to her father's kingdom in search of the Golden Fleece. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
13	Jason and the Golden Fleece more books like this by Apollonius of Rhodes, E V Rieu (Translator) add to wishlist The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous Colchian princess, Medea. The only extant Greek epic poem to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, it is a major product of the brilliant world of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the ... see all copies from $2.35! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Cawdor, a Long Poem: Medea, After Euripides more books like this by Robinson Jeffers add to wishlist Their combined genius made the play one of the outstanding successes of the 1940s. In Medea, Jeffers relentlessly drove toward what Ralph Waldo Emerson had called 'the proper tragic element' - terror. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.33! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Voyage of the Argo: The Argonautica of Gaius Valerius Flaccus more books like this by Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Seneca (Editor), Mr. David R Slavitt (Translator) add to wishlist The story of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest and most familiar tales in classical literature. Apollonius of Rhodes wrote the best-known version, in Greek, in the third century B.C.E. The Latin poet Gaius Valerius Flaccus began his own interpretation of the story in the first century of the ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica Book III more books like this by Apollonius, R L Hunter (Editor) add to wishlist The Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes, composed in the third century BC and the only extant Greek epic between Homer and the later Roman empire, tells of Jason's successful expedition with the Argonauts to recover the Golden Fleece from Colchis on the Black Sea. Book III relates the story of Jason and Medea, a young Colchian princess who falls ... see all copies from $19.99! new only from $31.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Argonautica more books like this by Appolonius Rhodius, Apollonius Rhodius, William H Race (Translator) add to wishlist Apollonius Rhodius's "Argonautica", composed in the 3rd century BCE, is the epic retelling of Jason's quest for the golden fleece. Along with his contemporaries Callimachus and Theocritus, Apollonius refashioned Greek poetry to meet the interests and aesthetics of a Hellenistic audience, especially that of Alexandria in the Ptolemaic period ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
18 view cover	Medea & Electra (Maxnotes Literature Guides) more books like this by Euripides, Tamara L Underiner add to wishlist MAXnotes. . . - offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature - present material in an interesting, lively fashion - are written by literary experts who currently teach the subjects - are designed to stimulate independent thinking by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions - enhance understanding and enjoyment of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.40! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Myth of Medea and the Murder of Children more books like this by Lillian Corti add to wishlist Corti focuses on the meaning and importance of the act of child murder in literary treatments of the ancient myth. A projection of commonly experienced emotions that are often repressed and denied, Medea is the central figure in a tragedy encompassing the psychology of abusive individuals as well as the destructive quality of patriarchal ... see all copies from $87.00! new only from $90.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Medea: Essays on Medea in Myth, Literature, Philosophy, and Art more books like this by James J Clauss (Editor), Ms. Sarah Iles Johnston (Editor) add to wishlist From the dawn of European literature, the figure of Medea - best known as the helpmate of Jason and murderer of her own children - has inspired artists in all fields throughout all centuries. Euripides, Seneca, Corneille, Delacroix, Anouilh, Pasolini, Maria Callas, Martha Graham, Samuel Barber, and Diana Rigg are among the many who have given ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $45.58! \| SVS
21 view cover	Medea more books like this by Emma Griffiths add to wishlist Giving access to the latest critical thinking on the subject, "Medea" is a comprehensive guide to sources that paint a vivid portrait of the Greek sorceress Medea, famed in myth for the murder of her children, after she is banished from her own home and replaced by a new wife. Emma Griffiths brings into focus previously unexplored themes of the ... see all copies from $24.78! new only from $24.78! \| SVS
22	Argonautica more books like this by Rhodius Apollonius, Apollonius Rhodius, Herman Frankel (Editor) add to wishlist This is a reissue of the authoritative 1961 critical edition of Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica, the greatest epic poem of the Alexandrian period. see all copies from $20.00! new only from $21.99! \| signed copies
23 view cover	The Argonautica of Apollonius more books like this by R L Hunter add to wishlist In recent years the subtlety and complexity of Apollonius' Argonautica have been better appreciated, but in Dr Hunter's view the purposes and aesthetic of the epic are still not readily understood and much basic analysis remains to be done. The present book seeks to offer some of that analysis and to place the Argonautica within its social and ... see all copies from $32.01! new only from $32.01! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Medieval Medea more books like this by Ruth Morse add to wishlist The legends of Jason and Medea illustrate how disparate and sometimes contradictory stories were combined in the creation of the first secular princely quest, how that quest functioned as a benchmark of western chronology, and how that in turn assured the stories' position as part of the legends of Troy. The innovations of Euripides and Apollonius ... see all copies from $54.24! new only from $91.52! \| SVS
25 view cover	Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, Book 1 more books like this by Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Andrew Zissos (Editor) add to wishlist A text (with apparatus criticus), translation, and commentary, with introduction, of the first book of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, an unfinished Roman epic extending to eight books and several thousand lines, written in the Flavian period (69-96 CE). The commentary addresses both textual and semantic matters and broader questions of stylistics, ... see all copies from $163.50! new only from $163.50!

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