Hecuba
200636564Newburyport Massachusetts U.S.A.: Focus Publishing. New. 2006. Paperback. 1585101486 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED 112 pages. Book Description: " 'Euripides Hecuba is one of the few tragedies that evoke a sense of utter desolation and destruction in the audience. The drama focuses on the status of women those who are out of power and at the margins of society by enacting the sufferings of Hecuba. With the city of Troy fallen Hecuba and Polyxena her daughter are enslaved to Odysseus. Hecuba is despondent with the news that Polyxena is chosen to be sacrificed at the tomb of Achilles. After the sacrifice the body of her son Polydorus already a ghost at the start of the drama is discovered. Polymestor a king in Thrace and Hecubas son-in-law murdered Polydorus for his gold. With the tacit complicity of Agamemnon Hecuba plots her revenge against Polymestor. What transpires next has lasting implications for all involved including a dramatic trial scene and Hecubas ultimate metamorphosis." -- with a bonus offer-- . Focus Publishing paperback
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