Médée: Pierre Corneille's Medea (1635) in English translation

An English-language translation of Pierre Corneille's first tragedy, M d e (1635) Little remembered in the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece is M d e, the woman without whom his quest would have been a failure and his life forfeit. When Jason betrays his wife to marry the daughter of the king of Corinth, the very meanings of gratitude, indebtedness, criminality, and love-maternal, paternal, filial, romantic-are held up for scrutiny. M d e (1635) was Pierre Corneille's first tragedy; but perhaps because we assume it derivative of versions by Euripides and Seneca, it is little known in the English-speaking Americas. This volume offers readers a chance to explore the great seventeenth-century French dramatist's exploration of M d e's righteous prowess, his de-gendering of warriorhood and heroism, and his challenge to the purity of justice and human motivations.

Author: Susan Kalter, Pierre Corneille
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 06/10/2016
Pages: 74
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.15d
ISBN13: 9781534605015
ISBN10: 1534605010
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European | French

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