This Norton Critical Edition includes:
⁊ Sheila Murnaghan's new translation of the great Greek tragedy of betrayal, revenge, and murder, set in Corinth in the fifth-century B.C.E.
⁊ A full introduction and explanatory annotations by Sheila Murnaghan.
⁊ Ancient perspectives on the unforgettable plot from Xenophon, Apollonius of Rhodes, and Seneca.
⁊ Seminal essays on Medea by P. E. Easterling, Helene P. Foley, and Edith Hall.
⁊ A Selected Bibliography.

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