The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Trojan women of Euripides, by EuripidesThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Trojan women of EuripidesAuthor: EuripidesRelease Date: November 16, 2003 [EBook #10096]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TROJAN WOMEN OF EURIPIDES ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ted Garvin, L Barber and the Online Distributed Proofreading TeamTHE TROJAN WOMEN OF EURIPIDESTRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH RHYMING VERSE WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES BYGILBERT MURRAY, LL.D., D.LITT.REGIUS PROFESSOR OF GREEK IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD1915THE TROJAN WOMENIn his clear preface, Gilbert Murray says with truth that The Trojan Women, valued by the usage of the stage, is not aperfect play. "It is only the crying of one of the great wrongs of the world wrought into music." Yet it is one of thegreater dramas of the elder world. In one situation, with little movement, with few figures, it flashes out a greatdramatic lesson, the infinite pathos of a successful wrong. It has in it the very soul of the tragic. It even goes beyondthe limited tragic, and hints that beyond the defeat may come a greater glory than will be the fortune of the victors.And thus through its pity and terror it purifies our souls to thoughts of peace ...
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