"Euripides and His Age" by Gilbert Murray is a detailed exploration of the life, work, and lasting importance of the ancient Greek playwright, Euripides. The book investigates Euripides’s groundbreaking advancements in tragedy and how they mirrored the difficult aspects of being human, as well as his views on society and what's right and wrong. Introducing Euripides's life, Murray presents details on his background and the twists in his career, like his fame after death after struggling to be noticed when he was alive. Murray studies the different opinions about Euripides as a smart person and a poet, explaining how people at the time reacted to his plays and how they continued to influence literature and ideas. The beginning builds up anticipation to look closely at Euripides’s plays and the main ideas that made his art special, focusing on the important connection between the playwright and Athens during his time.
Euripides and His Age
By Gilbert Murray
Discover the life of a misunderstood playwright whose words challenged society and continue to resonate across the ages.
Summary
About the AuthorGeorge Gilbert Aimé Murray was an Australian-born British classical scholar and public intellectual, with connections in many spheres. He was an outstanding scholar of the language and culture of Ancient Greece, perhaps the leading authority in the first half of the twentieth century. He is the basis for the character of Adolphus Cusins in his friend George Bernard Shaw's play Major Barbara, and also appears as the chorus figure in Tony Harrison's play Fram.
George Gilbert Aimé Murray was an Australian-born British classical scholar and public intellectual, with connections in many spheres. He was an outstanding scholar of the language and culture of Ancient Greece, perhaps the leading authority in the first half of the twentieth century. He is the basis for the character of Adolphus Cusins in his friend George Bernard Shaw's play Major Barbara, and also appears as the chorus figure in Tony Harrison's play Fram.
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