Euripides, Medea 1021–1080

No speech in Attic tragedy has made a stronger impression on later generations than Medea's farewell to her children. Four changes of mind and two displays of maternal affection lay bare the depths of a tortured soul; ‘there, in a short space, arelove and hatred, firmness and hesitation, fierce...

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Published in:Classical quarterly 1972-05, Vol.22 (1), p.51-61
Main Author: Reeve, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Exile
Killing
Monologues
Murder
Parting phrases
Princesses
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Summary:No speech in Attic tragedy has made a stronger impression on later generations than Medea's farewell to her children. Four changes of mind and two displays of maternal affection lay bare the depths of a tortured soul; ‘there, in a short space, arelove and hatred, firmness and hesitation, fierce joy and unfathomable sorrow’.
ISSN:0009-8388
1471-6844
DOI:10.1017/S0009838800034005