{"product_id":"9781350523722","title":"Medea","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStudent Editions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMedea\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEuripides | Jenny Stevens | J. Michael Walton | Will Shüler | Chris Megson | Matthew Nichols | Sara Freeman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Student Edition of Euripides' play, which accessibly unpacks Greek tragedy in its social context, issues of translation and adaptation, and performance approaches over the centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEuripides' play \u003ci\u003eMedea \u003c\/i\u003ewas first produced in 431BC and continues to be produced globally to this day. Its power and timeless appeal for audiences rests in its portrait of a woman driven to murder the new wife of the man who abandoned her and to murder her own children. In more recent times, Medea's actions have been taken as a symbol of female power in an otherwise male-dominated society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Shüler's commentary in this Student Edition looks at the violence of the play - both onstage and off; the original performance conditions; staging challenges, both then and now (including Medea's exit on a dragon); the notion of myth and how Greek tragedians were telling old stories to get new meanings; and how the play has evolved through translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt considers a range of productions up to the present day, including the 2014 National Theatre production directed by Carrie Cracknell and starring Helen McCrory; Sophie Okonedo as Medea at the Soho Theatre, London, in 2023; and the 2000 Australian version, \u003ci\u003eBlack Medea\u003c\/i\u003e, which interpreted Medea as an indigenous woman brought to a city by her ambitious husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuripides \u003c\/b\u003ewas born near Athens between 485 and 480 BC. His first play was presented in 455 BC and he wrote some 100 altogether of which nineteen survive – a greater number than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles combined – and which include \u003ci\u003eAlkestis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMedea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBacchae\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHippolytos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIon \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIphigenia at Aulis\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 406 BC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Shüler \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. His research and teaching focus on performance pedagogies, teaching and performance-making with new technologies, as well as Queer theatre and Greek tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 December 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350523722\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936229523596,"sku":"9781350523722","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d28ff530-550c-43a1-8b77-2b0118927653.jpg?v=1786015519","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350523722","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}