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"In Andromache, Euripides challenges our concept of tragic character as he transforms our expectations of tragic structure. Through its subtly varied metrics, the play develops an increasingly complex plot and concludes with a simultaneous realization of realism and supernaturalism.". "The play takes place in the aftermath of the Trojan War. Andromache has become a concubine to Achilles' son, Neoptolemus, bearing him a child, Molossus. The captive Andromache is haunted by memories of her former life and by her love for Hector and their son Astyanax, both slain by the Greeks who are now her…
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7 editions- Paperback · English · 2004Kessinger Publishing · 48 pages · 9781419106965
- Paperback · English · 2002Andromache (Drama Classics)Nick Hern Books · 48 pages · 9781854596383
- Other · English · 2001Oxford University Press · 67 pages · 9780195125610
- Other · English · 1999Players Press · 30 pages · 9780887348372
- Other · English · 1994Aris & Phillips · 178 pages · 9780856686245
- Other · English · 1984Oxford University Press, USA · 264 pages · 9780198721185
DramaAndromache (Legendary character)Greek language materialsDrama (dramatic works by one author)Pa3973.a6882/.01AndromachePa3973 .a6 1994













