Medea

Written by Euripides

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Euripides' tragedy focuses on the disintegration of the relationship between Jason, the hero who captured the Golden Fleece, and Medea, the sorceress who returned with him to Corinth and had two sons with him. As the play opens, Jason plans to marry the daughter of King Creon, and the lovesick Medea plots how to take her revenge. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

Cast
Narrator/Second Child: Kristingj
Medea: Elizabeth Klett
Jason: mb
Creon: Algy Pug
Aegeus: T. K. Kirven
Nurse: Valerie Tan
Attendant: Robert Hoffman
Messenger: Bob Gonzalez
Chorus Leader/First Child: Amanda Friday
Chorus 1: Margaret Espaillat
Chorus 2: Rhonda Federman
Chorus 3: Availle

Audio editing: Elizabeth Klett

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Euripides

Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens. He was born on Salamis Island around 480 BC to his mother, Cleito, and father, Mnesarchus, a retailer who lived in a village near Athens. He had two disastrous marriages, and both his wives—Melite and Choerine (the latter bearing him three sons)—were unfaithful. He became a recluse, making a home for himself in a cave on Salamis. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. He became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education. The details of his death are uncertain.

Reviews for Medea

[hhicken · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Better than most Librivox recording. The voice of Jason is hard to take, but Medea is very good.