Euripides: Alcestis by Niall W. Slater

152 pages hardcover

5 editions

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In the Alcestis, the title character sacrifices her own life to save that of her husband, Admetus, when he is presented with the opportunity to have someone die in his place. Alcestis compresses within itself both tragedy and its apparent reversa...

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