{"product_id":"the-trojan-women-and-hippolytus-dover-thrift-editions-plays","title":"The Trojan Women and Hippolytus (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese two powerful classics of ancient drama are excellent examples of the authors gift for adapting traditional material for decidedly nontraditional effect. Through them Euripides critically examines social and moral aspects of contemporary life and even specific political events. He endows his figures with shrewdly observed individual character  implicitly deflating the emblematic simplicity of traditional narratives and making him seem the most modern of the great Greek dramatists. The Trojan Women  one of the most powerful indictments of war and the arrogance of power ever written  is played out before the ruined walls of Troy. A grim recounting of the murder of the innocent  the desecration of shrines  and the enslavement of the women of the defeated city  it reveals the futility of a war fought for essentially frivolous reasons  in which the traditional heroes are shown to be little better than bloodthirsty thugs. Hippolytus is primarily about the dangers of passion and immoderation  whether in pursuing or in thwarting normal desires  struggles symbolized by the gods  who embody natural forces and behave like irresponsible humans. Required study for any college course in literature and mythology  these two masterpieces are essential reading for anyone interested in the roots of world drama.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949285896245,"sku":"ByrdShop_0486424626","price":60.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780486424620.jpg?v=1770071116","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-trojan-women-and-hippolytus-dover-thrift-editions-plays","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}