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Alcestis
Alcestis, in Greek mythology, daughter of Pelias. She was won in marriage by Admetus, who fulfilled her father's condition that her suitor come for her in a chariot pulled by a wild boar and a lion. So great was her devotion that when Admetus was granted life by the gods if someone would die in his place, she willingly gave her life. In some myths Hercules rescued her from the dead; in others Persephone was so touched that she reunited husband and wife. The legend was dramatized by Euripides in his play Alcestis, which became the basis for operas by Gluck, Handel, and others, and by Thornton Wilder in his play A Life in the Sun.
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Books: Beasts and monsters, expertly handled Alcestis / The Oresteia versions by Ted Hughes Faber pounds 7.99 / pounds 12.99
Oct 31, 1999; Ted Hughes died a year ago, but his oeuvre has continued to grow. During the summer, Faber published his version of Aeschylus's...
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Alcestis
Jan 01, 1996; Alcestis, Greek drama by Euripides produced in 438 BC in place of a satyr play (see SATYRIC DRAMA ). The tetralogy of which it...
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First Night: Agony of a poet's marriage is played out as an underweight Greek tragedy Alcestis Viaduct Theatre Halifax
Sep 19, 2000; WITH Birthday Letters in 1998, most people thought Ted Hughes, the former poet laureate, had delivered the final word on his...
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Dead Again: (En)gendering Praise in Euripides' Alcestis.(Critical Essay)
Sep 22, 2000; The bells of hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling for you but not for me. Oh, death where is thy sting-a-ling-a-ling or grave thy victory?...
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Plays of Euripides: Alcestis [438 B.C.]
Jan 01, 1963; Euripides Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Alcestis Background: Alcestis was presented as the fourth play of a tetralogy, instead of the...
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