Alcestis
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Alcestis
By Euripides, Ted HughesAlcestis is the story of a king, Admetus, who is able to escape death because his wife, Alcestis, has volunteered to die in his place.
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Alcestis: A Play
By EuripedesAlcestis tells the story of a king's grief for his wife, Alcestis, who has given her young life so that he may live. As translated by Hughes, the story has a distinctly modern sensibility while retaining the spirit of antiquity.
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Alcestis
By EuripidesA tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides, first produced at the Athens City Dionysia dramatic festival in 438 BCE (at which it won second prize). It is the oldest...
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Alcestis
By Katharine BeutnerIn this poetic and vividly imagined debut, Katharine Beutner gives voice to the woman behind the ideal, bringing to life the world of Mycenaean Greece and the part of the story that has never been told: how Alcestis falls in love with the ...
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Alcestis: Medea ; Hipólito
By EuripidesOtras tragedias de Eurípides en esta colección: «Las Troyanas» (BT 8249), «Ifigenia en Áulide. Electra. Orestes» (BT 8251), «Andrómaca. Heracles loco. Las Bacantes» (BT 8260).
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Alcestis: A Play in Five Acts
By Philippe QuinaultIn this remarkable fantasy play, the great Greek demi-god hero, Hercules (here called Alcidas) must make a journey into the depths of Hell itself in order to rescue Alcestis from death and destruction.
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Alcestis
By Ted HughesAlcestis tells the story of a king's grief for his wife, Alcestis, who has given her young life so that he may live. As translated by Hughes, the story has a distinctly modern sensibility while retaining the spirit of antiquity.
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Alcestis
By EuripidesHis play "Alcestis" was awarded second place upon its debut in 438 at the Festival Dionysia, the litmus test and judging grounds for Greek tragedy of the day. "Alcestis," the oldest of his extant plays, examines love, death, and marriage.