The Alcestis of Euripides
by Euripides; (Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1936 printing, first edition. Bound in publisher's cloth. Paper spine label. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Edges soiled. Pages unmarked. <br> "Alcestis is a 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 surviving work by Euripides, although at the time of its first performance he had already been producing plays for some 17 years. It presents the story of Alcestis, the wife of Admetus, who according to Greek mythology sacrificed her own life in order to bring her husband back from the dead." - Ancient Literature
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- Title
- The Alcestis of Euripides
- Author
- Euripides; (Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Date Published
- 1936
- Weight
- 0.63 lbs
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