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# The Trojan Women and Other Plays

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Review: Nice book - Loved it
Review: This volume, with translation, introduction and notes by James Morwood offers readings on Euripides' plays The Trojan Women, Hecuba and Andromache. These are all related to the Trojan War and follow themes begun in Homer's Iliad. In Hecuba, the Queen of ruined Troy seeks revenge on Polymestor for the murder of her son Polydorus, but it becomes much more than that, when Agamemnon becomes a temporary ally, and Hecuba's revenge becomes a source of further despair to balance against all her losses in the war against the Greeks. In The Trojan Women, the women are being held waiting for the Greeks to allocate them out after the fall of the city. Hecuba bewails her loss and her awarding to hated Odysseus, Cassandra madly goes about preparing for her wedding to Agamemnon and the fate she will bring his family, Andromache dreads her fate with Neoptolemus whose father Achilles killed her husband Hector, and loses her son Astyanax to the Greeks. The chorus of Trojan women share the pain of all these women, and remind the audience of the widespread despair, loss and fear that these women suffered even after their men had been lost in the war. This must have been a very unusual play, given the large number of women characters in a play that was acted by men for a largely men-only audience in fifth century BC Athens. In Andromache, the widow of Hector begins her new life as slave to Neoptolemus, who killed Hector's father, whose father killed her husband, whose wife Hermione is the daughter of Menelaus and Helen who started the Trojan War. A bitter life indeed. These are wonderful plays; what I would give to have a time travelling machine and to be able to go back to fifth century BC Athens to witness their performance. This book offers a great introduction to someone like me who has not come across Euripides' works before. The introduction is lengthy and most informative, the translations are sympathetic and coherent, and the notes are concise but pertinent.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #380,425 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #700 in Linguistics (Books) #833 in Plays #2,581 in Literary Theory, History & Criticism |
| Country of Origin  | United Kingdom |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (139) |
| Dimensions  | 20.83 x 13.21 x 1.27 cm |
| Edition  | Reissue |
| ISBN-10  | 0199538816 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0199538812 |
| Importer  | Atlantic Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd., 7/22, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi - 110002 INDIA, Email – customercare@atlanticbooks.com, Ph – 011-47320500 |
| Item Weight  | 159 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 224 pages |
| Publication date  | 13 November 2008 |
| Publisher  | OUP Oxford |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice book
*by A***Y on 25 April 2025*

Loved it

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by T***R on 25 October 2013*

This volume, with translation, introduction and notes by James Morwood offers readings on Euripides' plays The Trojan Women, Hecuba and Andromache. These are all related to the Trojan War and follow themes begun in Homer's Iliad. In Hecuba, the Queen of ruined Troy seeks revenge on Polymestor for the murder of her son Polydorus, but it becomes much more than that, when Agamemnon becomes a temporary ally, and Hecuba's revenge becomes a source of further despair to balance against all her losses in the war against the Greeks. In The Trojan Women, the women are being held waiting for the Greeks to allocate them out after the fall of the city. Hecuba bewails her loss and her awarding to hated Odysseus, Cassandra madly goes about preparing for her wedding to Agamemnon and the fate she will bring his family, Andromache dreads her fate with Neoptolemus whose father Achilles killed her husband Hector, and loses her son Astyanax to the Greeks. The chorus of Trojan women share the pain of all these women, and remind the audience of the widespread despair, loss and fear that these women suffered even after their men had been lost in the war. This must have been a very unusual play, given the large number of women characters in a play that was acted by men for a largely men-only audience in fifth century BC Athens. In Andromache, the widow of Hector begins her new life as slave to Neoptolemus, who killed Hector's father, whose father killed her husband, whose wife Hermione is the daughter of Menelaus and Helen who started the Trojan War. A bitter life indeed. These are wonderful plays; what I would give to have a time travelling machine and to be able to go back to fifth century BC Athens to witness their performance. This book offers a great introduction to someone like me who has not come across Euripides' works before. The introduction is lengthy and most informative, the translations are sympathetic and coherent, and the notes are concise but pertinent.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***H on 17 August 2024*

This is the work of a master poet and playwright. One of the greatest works of the ancient Greek dramatic tradition — and of any literary tradition— is the “Trojan Women” which comes a close as we mere mortals can imagine to grasping the significance the burning of sacred Ilium. However, this is the only translation in English which I have read, so I cannot comment on how well it compares to previous versions or the original Greek which I cannot read. It is a small compact book, great for carrying on purse or bag to read wherever. Excellent notes annotated by line and organized in the back of the book.

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