FREE TROJAN WOMEN: AND, HIPPOLYTUS PDF Euripides | 64 pages | 28 Mar 2003 | Dover Publications Inc. | 9780486424620 | English | New York, United States The Trojan Women and Hippolytus Add to Wishlist. By: Euripides. These two powerful classics of ancient drama are excellent examples of the author's gift for adapting traditional material for decidedly nontraditional effect. Through them Euripides critically examines social and moral aspects of contemporary life and even specific political events. He endows his figures with shrewdly Trojan Women: And individual character, implicitly deflating the emblematic simplicity of traditional narratives and making him seem the most modern of the great Greek dramatists. The Trojan Womenone of Trojan Women: And most powerful indictments of Hippolytus and the arrogance of power ever Hippolytus, is played out before the ruined walls of Troy. A grim recounting of the murder of the innocent, the desecration of shrines, and the enslavement of the women of the defeated city, it reveals the futility of a war fought for essentially frivolous reasons, in which the traditional heroes are shown to be little better than bloodthirsty thugs. Hippolytus is primarily about the dangers of passion and immoderation, whether Hippolytus pursuing or in thwarting normal desires — struggles symbolized Hippolytus the gods, who embody natural forces and behave like irresponsible humans. Required study for any college course in literature and mythology, these two masterpieces are essential Hippolytus for anyone interested in the roots of world drama. Book Reg. Product Description Product Details These two powerful classics of ancient drama are excellent Trojan Women: And of the author's gift for adapting traditional material for decidedly nontraditional effect. Reprint of standard editions. Five Great Greek Tragedies. The Trojan Women and Hippolytus by Euripides, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® One of two plays of the same title written by Euripides, the surviving Hippolytus was first produced in BC and, unlike the lost one which seems to have been badly received, won the first prize at the City Dionysia of that year. The protagonist of the tragedy is Hippolytusbastard son of the renowned hero Theseus and a lifetime devotee of Artemisthe goddess Hippolytus chastity and purity. Hippolytushowever, is so appalled Trojan Women: And the proposition that immediately he launches into one of the most misogynistic tirades in ancient literature, all the while threatening to tell his father everything once he comes back. He also curses him with death, imploring his father Poseidon to make this wish a reality. Theseus is initially almost content to hear the Hippolytus, but then Artemis appears on the stage and tells him the truth, blaming him for killing an innocent youth. Euripides finished first, Iophon second, and Ion was third. The titles of the other plays of the winning trilogy are not known. To distinguish between the two, some Hippolytus in Trojan Women: And, a subtitle was added to both tragedies, so, the surviving Hippolytus especially by scholars is also known as Hippolytus the Wreath-Bearerwhile the lost play is almost always referred to as Hippolytus Veiled. As far as we can deduce from the available evidence, the lost play was not well received in Ancient Greece, probably because Hippolytus was seduced directly by Phaedra —an act which may have greatly offended the original audience of the tragedy. The play is set in the city of Troezena coastal town in northeastern Peloponnese, separated from Athens with the Saronic Gulf. Trojan Women: And prologue of Hippolytusas is customary in Ancient Greek tragedy, provides the audience with the necessary context and background information. It is Aphroditethe goddess of love and passion, that sets the Hippolytus in this case. We learn from her opening speech that, after having murdered CecropsTheseus has left Athens with his wife Phaedra and is now serving a year of exile to cleanse himself from the deed in the small coastal town of Troezen. And it is on this very day that she intends to add the last touches on her infernal plan. Hippolytus and his followers burst into a hymn praising Artemis who, as is well known, along with being a chaste goddess, is also the goddess of the hunt. Hippolytus leaves afterward: Hippolytus into his royal chamber, and his servants into the kitchen to prepare a meal. As soon as Hippolytus and his servants leave, twelve Troezenian women enter the stage, and in the entrance song of the main chorus, express their worries over the health of the queen. Preceded by her Trojan Women: And nurse and followed by a few servants, Phaedra comes outside of the palace, as pale and as lifeless as a ghost. Both the nurse and the Chorus Hippolytus horrified to hear this, but Phaedra calms them down: she tells them that she has done nothing so far, nor she plans to, preferring to die rather than spoil her good name. As the nurse leaves to get this anti-love drug, in the first stasimon second choral songthe Troezenian women sing a hymn glorifying the power of Eros. Horror-struck and disturbed beyond words, Hippolytus asks Zeus why has Hippolytus created women at all, before bursting into a tirade against the good-for-nothing female sex. Hippolytus goes so far to even say that Zeus should have found Trojan Women: And way for men to procreate, because women are either fools who sit at the house and bring only trouble to their husbands or mischievous cheats when they are smart enough to hide their deeds. After venting himself out of his initial anger, Hippolytus promises the nurse to stay loyal to his oath, being a pious and sincere man. This, however, is not enough for Phaedrawho, after happening upon the nurse, condemns her Trojan Women: And her betrayal Hippolytus dismisses her from her duties. Phaedra leaves once Hippolytus, this time resolved to end her life for good. My lady, Theseus ' wife, has hanged herself! They tell him, but say nothing of the reason. While mourning her death, he Hippolytus a tablet hanging from her hand. Not wanting to leave anything to chance, Theseus also orders the exile of Hippolytus. And he presents quite the case. First of all, he says, he is a virgin. Thirdly, he was also never one to crave for fame and royal luxuries, always preferring to be a humble hunter and live out of the spotlight. Finally and most importantly, he has sworn to Artemis to always remain pure and chaste and would never break that promise. The messenger leaves, and, just then, without warning, Artemis flies down from the heavens. She tells Trojan Women: And the truth and blames him for killing a pious man—even if in ignorance. Artemis advises Trojan Women: And to forgive his father and, in a touching father-son scene, the dying young man acquits his father of his murder, wishing him plenty of joy and happiness. Hippolytus by Euripides. Phaedra and Hippolytus. Tweet Share 0. Dover Thrift Editions: The Trojan Women and Hippolytus (Paperback) - - For, from his home beneath Parnassus, Phocian Epeus, aided by the craft of Pallas, framed a horse to bear within its womb an armed host, and sent it within the battlements, fraught with death; whence in days to come men Trojan Women: And tell Trojan Women: And "The Trojan Women: And horse," with its hidden load of warriors. Groves forsaken stand and temples of the gods run down with blood, and at the altar's very base, before the god who watched his home, lies Priam dead. Vanquished by Hera, Argive goddess, and by Athena, who helped to ruin Phrygia, I am leaving Ilium, that famous town, and the altars that I love; for when drear desolation seizes on a town, the worship of the gods decays and tends to lose respect. Scamander's banks re-echo long Trojan Women: And loud the screams of captive maids, as they by lot receive their masters. Arcadia taketh some, and some Trojan Women: And folk of Thessaly; others are assigned to Theseus' sons, the Athenian chiefs. And such of the Trojan dames as are Hippolytus portioned out, are in these tents, set apart for the leaders of the host; and with them Spartan Helen, daughter Trojan Women: And Tyndarus, justly counted among the captives. And wouldst thou see that Hippolytus of misery, Hecuba, thou canst; for there Trojan Women: And lies before the gates, weeping many a bitter tear for many a tribulation; for at Achilles' tomb,—though she knows not this,—her daughter Polyxena has died most piteously; likewise is Priam dead, and her children too; Cassandra, whom the king Apollo left to be a virgin, frenzied maid, hath Agamemnon, in Trojan Women: And of the god's ordinance and of piety, forced to a dishonoured wedlock. Farewell, O city prosperous once! May I address the mighty god whom Heaven reveres and who to my own sire is very nigh in blood, laying aside our former enmity? For thy forgiving mood my thanks! Somewhat have I to impart affecting both thyself and me, O king. From none of these; but on behalf Hippolytus Troy, whose soil we tread, am I come to seek thy mighty aid, to make it one with mine. Why leap'st thou thus from mood to mood? Thy love and hate both go too far, on whomsoever centred. When they have set sail from Ilium for their homes. So shall it be, for the boon thou cravest needs but few words. Mount thou to Olympus, and taking from thy father's hand his lightning bolts, keep careful watch against the hour when Argos' host lets slip its cables. A fool is he who sacks the towns of men, with shrines and tombs, the dead man's hallowed home, for at the last he makes a desert round himself, and dies.