I literally do not care which plays you tackle, I’m obsessed with Euripides so any will make me happy🤣 so excited for this!! I hope he can see from the underworld just how loved his plays are to us🥺♥️
I love Iphigenia in Tauris for being a heist play, essentially (and her being the mastermind behind it!), so would love to hear you tackle it! I also know basically nothing about the Children of Heracles, so a summary would be appreciated :)
I’m just a regular guy who loves the classical world. It breaks my heart that so many plays have been lost. What I wouldn’t give to be able to go back in time and experience these plays in person.
You are wonderful, thank you so much for all you do for us and for ancient literature. I have learned so much and loved every single minute of it. Thank you, thank you, thank you !!
For class I am reading the Odyssey and Iliad, and I’ve become curious about the other events. It would be amazing to hear your take on the rest of the epic cycle! Your channel is so amazing and helpful, thank you so much for all of your videos!!
Bravo Erica ! When Aeschylos was fighting in Marathon, Sophocles was a teen and Euripides was born, in Athenian island Salamis. My favorite plays, except for all, are Bacchai, Alkestis, Trojan Women, (Τρωάδες) You are doing fine ! A Greek friend, Nikephoros.
This has probably been asked many times: your accent sways between a British one and an American one suggesting you’re from one side but stayed a long time on the other. It’s good you do all this work familiarising general readers about the Classics.
Euripides was born where the contemporary suburb of Chalandri is. Naturally several public buildings (plus a theater of course) are named after him. Also a large bookstore in the center of the municipality of Chalandri bears his name, frequented by me because it had a lot of sci-fi books.
Euripedes is one if my favorites not just of the Classical period, but of all time. Especially the Neil Curry translations. “Medea”, “The Trojan Women” (the film version w/ Katherine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, & Irene Papas is really good also btw), and “Electra” are so good. I’m an “Iliad” Stan, so “The Trojan Women” might be my favorite, but “Medea” is just masterful. (And I never knew how to pronounce Iphigenia until I heard you say it today! It’s actually a very pretty name compared to the horrible mess I phonetically came up with! 😂)
This is such a strange thing. Picture the scene…431BC . Archidamas(Spartan King) in Attica.(Peloponnesian War). Now Pericles, the Athenian, he is going to ‘shut up shop’ behind the mighty walls of Athens..play the long game so to speak. Archidamus(II)..now he will wreak havoc in Attica, destroying land/farms/crops and orchards, and wily character that he is, might allow some ‘tenants’ to flee back to the safety of the walls. Completely terrified, of course, they reach the embrace of those mighty Athenian walls. Now.. Pericles the mighty orator, has to calm them down! He tells them to ‘buckle the f*** up you’re in for a ride, Euripides is in town!! You skirt around a date for the Children of Heracles?? Also the plague in Athens in 430?? To whom were the plays submitted? Who judged them and to whom were they performed? Facetious, I know, but your narrative demanded it!
I have a question: I've noticed that Briseis, despite being the inciting incident from the Iliad, just vanishes from the myth after the Iliad ends. Not even The Trojan Women mentions her. Why do you think that is?
Ah that's where Herge got his Sophocles Sarcophagus. Btw, Euripedes left Athens for Macedonia not because he was angry at not getting the literature Nobel of the day but in order to raise the trends that led to Alexander, whose father was Macedonian. So his loyalty was with Phaethon, even if he sort of insulted Phaethon to please the sophists (or not lose his life to them!).
Here I am in my adult years trying to figure out who Euripides is because that's my middle name, Not a single person in my family has been able to tell me why I have it but I Do. Looks like I gotta do some reading.
Euripides was a sceptical pacifist and emancipated philosopher/ artist during the PELOPONNESIAN WAR and therefor he fled to MACEDONIA. After the war was lost the great philosopher/ artist SOCRATES, also criticizing the militant, warmongering Athenian elites, was sentenced to death.
I am a heretic and think Euripides is better than Shakespeare. Please can you do an episode on the Trojan Women. It is simply remarkable. His female characters are so spot on.
Thank you for this video. I had the great good fortune to enjoy several performances of Yukio Ninagawa's production in Japanese translation of Euripides' "Medea" back in 1986. A fascinating all-male stage production that melded several performative traditions (especially Japanese traditions) while honouring the depth of Medea's character and the story told in the play. ruclips.net/video/UQXkmRYag94/видео.html
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I literally do not care which plays you tackle, I’m obsessed with Euripides so any will make me happy🤣 so excited for this!! I hope he can see from the underworld just how loved his plays are to us🥺♥️
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You're right. Euripides is magical and highly lovable. I rate him above any other writer of tragedy. I also wish he would know just how loved he is.
@@arinzedike9693 I’m so glad there are many of us who love his work!!
It would be really cool to hear you talk about Orestes!
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Please do the Children of Herakles! I love Euripides! Im so excited for this series. ❤
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Crazy thing is that Euripides' Hippolytus is actually the second version of the play; cause the original one was perceived as too scandalous
I'm so glad you made a video about Eurypides! Thank you!!!
Me too!!!
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My favorite tragedian. The entire reason I went for a Classics degree. So excited and grateful for this. Thank you!
I love Iphigenia in Tauris for being a heist play, essentially (and her being the mastermind behind it!), so would love to hear you tackle it!
I also know basically nothing about the Children of Heracles, so a summary would be appreciated :)
Aye aye!
WOW ,smart & sexy. will definitely be back for more. Don't give a wit about Greek Tragedy, but coming from her, it's soooo fascinating!❤
I would love to hear your take on the Cyclops play. (I hope others are interested as well). Thanks for sharing the love of Euripides!
Oooo interesting! I’ll add it to the list 🤓
@@MoAnInc Sweet! Thanks!
With my massive TBR I hope to get to one of these by year's end. Thanks for putting the word out!
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I’m just a regular guy who loves the classical world. It breaks my heart that so many plays have been lost. What I wouldn’t give to be able to go back in time and experience these plays in person.
You are wonderful, thank you so much for all you do for us and for ancient literature. I have learned so much and loved every single minute of it. Thank you, thank you, thank you !!
🥹🫶🏼
For class I am reading the Odyssey and Iliad, and I’ve become curious about the other events. It would be amazing to hear your take on the rest of the epic cycle! Your channel is so amazing and helpful, thank you so much for all of your videos!!
Thank you so much! 🫶🏼✨
Have you done anything on Aristophanes? One of my favorite ancient plays is Lysistrata.
Bravo Erica ! When Aeschylos was fighting in Marathon, Sophocles was a teen and Euripides was born, in Athenian island
Salamis. My favorite plays, except for all, are Bacchai, Alkestis, Trojan Women, (Τρωάδες) You are doing fine ! A Greek
friend, Nikephoros.
This has probably been asked many times: your accent sways between a British one and an American one suggesting you’re from one side but stayed a long time on the other. It’s good you do all this work familiarising general readers about the Classics.
Yes, I was born and raised in the U.K. but my dad is Canadian and my mum grew up in the States. I also went to university in America.
Euripides was born where the contemporary suburb of Chalandri is. Naturally several public buildings (plus a theater of course) are named after him. Also a large bookstore in the center of the municipality of Chalandri bears his name, frequented by me because it had a lot of sci-fi books.
Philip of Macedon induced Athenians to come to Macedon. Aristotle was Alexander;s tutor. Philip built a new theatre to induce Attic playwrights.
New Euripides fragments have been found. Liv from let’s talk about myths, baby just casually dropped this little tidbit
Aristophanes preferred Sophocles as well.
Euripedes is one if my favorites not just of the Classical period, but of all time. Especially the Neil Curry translations. “Medea”, “The Trojan Women” (the film version w/ Katherine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, & Irene Papas is really good also btw), and “Electra” are so good. I’m an “Iliad” Stan, so “The Trojan Women” might be my favorite, but “Medea” is just masterful. (And I never knew how to pronounce Iphigenia until I heard you say it today! It’s actually a very pretty name compared to the horrible mess I phonetically came up with! 😂)
This is such a strange thing. Picture the scene…431BC . Archidamas(Spartan King) in Attica.(Peloponnesian War). Now Pericles, the Athenian, he is going to ‘shut up shop’ behind the mighty walls of Athens..play the long game so to speak. Archidamus(II)..now he will wreak havoc in Attica, destroying land/farms/crops and orchards, and wily character that he is, might allow some ‘tenants’ to flee back to the safety of the walls. Completely terrified, of course, they reach the embrace of those mighty Athenian walls. Now.. Pericles the mighty orator, has to calm them down! He tells them to ‘buckle the f*** up you’re in for a ride, Euripides is in town!!
You skirt around a date for the Children of Heracles?? Also the plague in Athens in 430?? To whom were the plays submitted? Who judged them and to whom were they performed? Facetious, I know, but your narrative demanded it!
"What a time to be alive !" Nikephoros.
I have a question: I've noticed that Briseis, despite being the inciting incident from the Iliad, just vanishes from the myth after the Iliad ends. Not even The Trojan Women mentions her. Why do you think that is?
Euripides! Wonderful! Lock and key earrings! ❤
THANK YOU 🤓
So where are the videos on Euripides' plays? i can't find any.
Please be patient!
@@MoAnInc ok. Tell me , where did you study?
Ah that's where Herge got his Sophocles Sarcophagus. Btw, Euripedes left Athens for Macedonia not because he was angry at not getting the literature Nobel of the day but in order to raise the trends that led to Alexander, whose father was Macedonian. So his loyalty was with Phaethon, even if he sort of insulted Phaethon to please the sophists (or not lose his life to them!).
Here I am in my adult years trying to figure out who Euripides is because that's my middle name, Not a single person in my family has been able to tell me why I have it but I Do. Looks like I gotta do some reading.
Euripides was a sceptical pacifist and emancipated philosopher/ artist during the PELOPONNESIAN WAR and therefor he fled to MACEDONIA. After the war was lost the great philosopher/ artist SOCRATES, also criticizing the militant, warmongering Athenian elites, was sentenced to death.
Born:484 Died:406
Did you make a switcheroo or did he die in 506?
BC years are counted in reverse order.
^^^
It's BC
She is in absolutely correct!
@@MoAnInc My bad 😔
I am a heretic and think Euripides is better than Shakespeare. Please can you do an episode on the Trojan Women. It is simply remarkable. His female characters are so spot on.
OF ?
No.
@MoAnInc now I like you even more. keep up the good work
This is in Greek but has subtitles
Herakles: ruclips.net/video/gM4sYJ7hdqg/видео.htmlsi=jolwZ9iW_YIuZq6d
Thank you for this video.
I had the great good fortune to enjoy several performances of Yukio Ninagawa's production in Japanese translation of Euripides' "Medea" back in 1986. A fascinating all-male stage production that melded several performative traditions (especially Japanese traditions) while honouring the depth of Medea's character and the story told in the play.
ruclips.net/video/UQXkmRYag94/видео.html
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Hands down the most beautiful woman I've ever seen 📚
… well that’s not true - let’s calm down now hahaha
@@MoAnInc I think so 📚
🤔 cool name tho bro
That was faster than I expected! Thank you! By the way, an out of context question, does the key opens the lock?
Hahahaha unfortunately, it does not 🥲