EURIPIDES Andromache

Andromache, written in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, shows the effects of war on the conquerors and the conquered. The other main theme is the role and nature of women, explored through the conflict between the contrasting figures of Andromache and Hermione. The play has a bold and original structure, which finds room for paranoia, nymphomania, racialism, blackmail, treachery, mental breakdown, elopement and revenge. The climax is a messenger speech describing the lynching of Neoptolemus in the temple of Apollo at Delphi.

Michael Lloyd teaches at University College, Dublin, Ireland. His publications include The Agon in Euripides (Oxford 1992).

208pp. (1994) cl 623 9 £35 / $59.99, pb 624 7 £16.50 / $28

CONTENTS General Editor's Foreword Preface Abbreviations General Introduction to the Series by Shirley A. Barlow INTRODUCTION TO ANDROMACHE Manuscripts and Editorial Symbols PARALLEL GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION COMMENTARY General Bibliography Bibliography for Andromache Index

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