M???d???e: Pierre Corneille's Medea (1635) in English translation

An English-language translation of Pierre Corneille's first tragedy, M?d?e (1635)Little remembered in the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece is M?d?e, the woman without whom his quest would have been a failure and his life forfeit. When Jason betrays his wife to marry the daughter of the king of Corinth, the very meanings of gratitude, indebtedness, criminality, and love-maternal, paternal, filial, romantic-are held up for scrutiny.M?d?e (1635) was Pierre Corneille's first tragedy; but perhaps because we assume it derivative of versions by Euripides and Seneca, it is little known in the English-speaking Americas. This volume offers readers a chance to explore the great seventeenth-century French dramatist's exploration of M?d?e's righteous prowess, his de-gendering of warriorhood and heroism, and his challenge to the purity of justice and human motivations.

• | Author: Pierre Corneille
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: June 10, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 72 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1534605010
• | ISBN-13: 9781534605015