Helena by Euripides

"Helena" by Euripides is a tragedy performed around 412 BCE. In this radical retelling of the Trojan War, Helen never went to Troy but spent the war years in Egypt while a phantom took her place. Now she awaits rescue from her husband Menelaus, who believes she perished at sea, while fending off an Egyptian king's marriage demands. This unconventional drama questions the absurdity of war fought over an illusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Euripides, 481? BCE-407 BCE
Translator Sjöström, Axel Gabriel, 1794-1846
Title Helena
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_(play) Wikipedia page about this book: la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_(Euripides)
Credits Jari Koivisto
Reading Level Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language Swedish
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta -- Drama
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EBook-No. 60381
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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