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Euripides [a] (c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, but the Suda says it was ninety-two at most.
Euripides was the last of classical Athens’s three great tragic dramatists, following Aeschylus and Sophocles. It is possible to reconstruct only the sketchiest biography of Euripides. His mother’s name was Cleito; his father’s name was Mnesarchus or Mnesarchides.
Apr 17, 2015 · Euripides (c. 484-407 BCE) was one of the greatest authors of Greek tragedy. In 5th century BCE Athens his classic works such as Medeia cemented his reputation for clever dialogues, fine choral lyrics and a gritty realism in both his text and stage presentations.
Euripides lived during the Golden Age of Athens, the city where he was born and lived most of his life. Born in 484 B.C.E., his infancy saw the repulsion of the Persian invasion, a military victory that secured Athens's political independence and eventual dominance over the Mediterranean world.
May 23, 2018 · Overview. Of the three poets of Greek tragedy whose work endures, Euripides is the one whose plays survive in the largest number (eighteen, in contrast to seven each for Aeschylus and Sophocles). His plays are notable for containing both tragic pathos and the nimble play of ideas.
Euripides was the bad boy of Ancient Greek tragedy, a rebellious “upstart” who rejected many of the formal structural elements of drama during his time. Significantly reducing the...
Euripides , (born c. 484 bc, Athens—died 406 bc, Macedonia), Greek playwright. With Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is recognized as one of Athens’s three great tragic dramatists. An associate of the philosopher Anaxagoras, he expressed his questions about Greek religion in his plays.
Euripides turned to playwriting young and was awarded his first chorus at the dramatic competitions of the Athenian City Dionysia in 455 b.c.e. He did not win, and indeed his later...
Euripides (b. c. 485 BCE –d. c. 406 BCE) is one of the great Athenian tragedians whose dramatic output has survived, if only partially, into the modern era.
May 15, 2019 · Euripides (480 B.C.–406 B.C.) was an ancient writer of Greek tragedy—the third of the famous trio (with Sophocles and Aeschylus). He wrote about women and mythological themes, like Medea and Helen of Troy. He enhanced the importance of intrigue in tragedy.
