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Pub. 1963, Illustrated Pen and Wash Drawlings, "Medea", "Hippolytus", "The Bacchae" by Euripides,

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Pub. 1963, Illustrated Pen and Wash Drawlings, "Medea", "Hippolytus", "The Bacchae" by Euripides,

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"Medea", "Hippolytus", "The Bacchae", Author: Euripides, Publisher: Heritage Press, Publish Date: 1963, Illustrator: Michael Ayrton. Newly translated by Philip Vellacott. 16 full-page pen & wash drawings by Ayrton. One of Euripides' most powerful and best known plays, Medea (431 bc; Greek M_deia) is a remarkable study of the mistreatment of a woman and of her ruthless revenge. The Colchian Princess Medea has been taken by the hero Jason to be his wife.

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Pub. 1963, Illustrated Pen and Wash Drawlings, "Medea", "Hippolytus", "The Bacchae" by Euripides,

Name: Pub. 1963, Illustrated Pen and Wash Drawlings, \"Medea\", \"Hippolytus\", \"The Bacchae\" by Euripides,
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