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Euripides · Ancient · Tragedy
Ancient · Tragedy
Medea
by Euripides. Abandoned by Jason, Medea turns intelligence and fury into an appalling act of revenge.
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- Date
- 431 BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Greece
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Tragedy
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Short
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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Why it matters
Abandoned by Jason, Medea turns intelligence and fury into an appalling act of revenge.
This work is included on the basis of great books / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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