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"The Trojan Women of Euripides" by Euripides is a tragedy produced in 415 BCE. After Troy falls and its men are slaughtered, the surviving women face enslavement and further horrors at the hands of their Greek conquerors. Queen Hecuba and the royal women—including the prophetic Cassandra and widowed Andromache—confront devastating fates as their children are torn away and their homeland burns. Through their suffering, the play presents a powerful commentary on the brutal costs of war. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Euripides, 481? BCE-407 BCE |
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| Translator | Murray, Gilbert, 1866-1957 |
| LoC No. | 07028939 |
| Title | The Trojan Women of Euripides |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trojan_Women |
| Credits | Produced by Barbara Watson, James Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at www.pgdpcanada.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 35171 |
| Release Date | Feb 4, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2258 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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