ThisvolumeofEuripides’playsoffersnewtranslationsofthethreegreatwarplaysTrojanWomen,Hecuba,andAndromache,inwhichthesufferingsofTroy’ssurvivorsareharrowinglydepicted.Withunparalleledintensity,Euripides--whomAristotlecalledthemosttragicofpoets--describesthehorrificbrutalitythatbothwomenandchildrenundergoduringwar.Yet,inthewar’saftermath,thisbrutalityischallengedandanewbattlegroundisrevealedwherethewomenofTroyevinceanoverwhelminggreatnessofspirit.WeweepfortheagedHecubainhernameplayandinTrojanWomen,whileatthesametimeweadmireherresilienceamidunrelievedsuffering.Andromache,theslave-concubineofherhusband’skiller,enduresherexistenceinthevictor’scountrywithastoicnobility.Oftheirtimeyettimeless,theseplaysinsistonthevictoryofthefemalespiritamidthehorrorsvisitedonthembythegodsandmenduringwar.AbouttheSeries:Forover100yearsOxfordWorld’sClassicshasmadeavailablethebroadestspectrumofliteraturefromaroundtheglobe.EachaffordablevolumereflectsOxford’scommitmenttoscholarship,providingthemostaccuratetextplusawealthofothervaluablefeatures,includingexpertintroductionsbyleadingauthorities,voluminousnotestoclarifythetext,up-to-datebibliographiesforfurtherstudy,andmuchmore.
