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About the author (1970)

Euripides was born in Attica, Greece probably in 480 B.C. He was the youngest of the three principal fifth-century tragic poets. In his youth he cultivated gymnastic pursuits and studied philosophy and rhetoric. Soon after he received recognition for a play that he had written, Euripides left Athens for the court of Archelaus, king of Macedonia. Fragments of about fifty-five plays survive. Among his best-known plays are Alcestis, Medea and Philoctetes, Electra, Iphigenia in Tauris, The Trojan Women, and Iphigenia in Aulis Iphigenia. He died in Athens in 406 B.C.

Bibliographic information

TitleIon
Prentice-Hall Greek drama series
AuthorEuripides
EditorAnne Pippin Burnett
Translated byAnne Pippin Burnett
ContributorAnne Pippin Burnett
PublisherPrentice-Hall, 1970
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedApr 15, 2008
ISBN0135060303, 9780135060308
Length157 pages
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