Contributor
Nardo, Don, 1947-
Imprint:San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2001.
Description144 p. ; 22 cm.
Note:The story told in Medea / Siegfried Melchinger. - The play is structured around scenes of confrontation / John Ferguson. - Euripides enriches the text with a reference to another child killer / Rick M. Newton. - The use of the deus ex machina / H.D.F. Kitto. - Ancient and modern criticisms of the play / Peter D. Arnott. - Euripides prophecies a world of violence and discord / Bernard Knox. - Misogyny in Medea / Eva Cantarella. - The play explores social conflict between men and women / Sue Blundell. - A dramatization of the problems of domestic life / Werner Jaeger. - The characters are brilliantly drawn / Gilbert Norwood. - Medea the master manipulator / Eleanor Wilner. - Medea as a classic tragic hero / Bernard Knox. - A Roman version of Medea sympathizes with Jason / Meyer Reinhold. - A modern production of Medea effectively exploits real landscapes / Jan Kott. - The play's success now rests on the actress in the title role / Karelisa V. Hartigan. - A film version depicts Medea's barbarous background / Jon Solomon.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139) and index.
