Euripides' The Trojan Women: A New Version
- ISBN-10
- 185224240X
- ISBN-13
- 9781852242404
- Category
- History (General)
- Pages
- 80
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Limited
- Author
- Brendan Kennelly
Description
Follows the fates of Hecuba, Andromache, Cassandra and the other women of Troy after their city has been sacked, their husbands killed, and their remaining families about to be taken away as slaves (it runs parallel to the events in Euripides' play "Hecuba") It is often considered one of Euripides' greatest works, and among the best anti-war plays ever written.
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