Euripides & Trojan Women - Library Resources

CSE Greek Play: “Trojan Women” by Euripides will be performed at CSE’s Greek Theatre on April 23, 24 & 26.

“Euripides was the youngest of the three great ancient Greek tragic poets. The other two were Aeschylus, the oldest, and Sophocles . . .  they are one of the most important sources we have for knowledge of ancient Greek mythology.” (Bloom’s Major Dramatists: Euripides as reprinted in a Mahoney Library database, Literary Reference Center.)

Among many works of Euripides, several copies of his drama, Trojan Women, are available in Mahoney Library’s collection, including a DVD.

According to Magill Book Reviews, also in Literary Reference Center database, Euripedes’ Trojan Women is a powerful piece of antiwar literature, this 5th century, B.C. Greek tragedy depicts the aftermath of the Trojan war and the enslavement of the Trojan women.

Explore any one of our 3 literature reference databases for more information on Trojan Women or Euripides:

• Literary Reference Center (Ebsco)
• Bloom’s Literary Reference Online (Facts on File)
• Literature Resource Center (Gale)