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Herakles gone mad : rethinking heroism in an age of endless war / [Euripides ; interpretive essay, translation, and commentary by] Robert Emmet Meagher.

Title
Herakles gone mad : rethinking heroism in an age of endless war / [Euripides ; interpretive essay, translation, and commentary by] Robert Emmet Meagher.
Author
Euripides
Publication
Northampton, Mass. : Olive Branch Press, 2006.

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Additional Authors
Meagher, Robert E.
Description
xiii, 152 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
"In this volume, the author, translator, educator, and playwright Robert Emmet Meagher presents a new, eminently actable translation of Herakles along with a concise commentary on the play and an extensive essay on the trauma of war, the true face of heroism, and the healing power of friendship and community."--BOOK JACKET.
Uniform Title
Heracles. English
Alternative Title
Heracles.
Subject
  • Euripides
  • Heracles (Greek mythological character) > Drama
  • War in literature
  • Heroes in literature
Genre/Form
Drama
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-67).
Language (note)
  • Translated from the Ancient Greek.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Interpretive essay -- Euripides' Herakles -- Commentary.
ISBN
  • 1566566355
  • 9781566566353
LCCN
^^2005036055
OCLC
  • 62697082
  • SCSB-10736181
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library