Euripides Euripides

Euripides (480 BC-406 BC) is revered as one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, and produced the largest body of extant work by any ancient playwright. He is considered to be the most modern of the three, and he laid the foundation for Western theatre. His works are characterized by their moral ...

These plays show Euripides transforming the awesome figures of Greek mythology into recognizable, fallible human beings.

(Salamina, actual Grecia, 480 a.C.-Pella, hoy desaparecida, actual Grecia, 406 a.C.) Poeta trágico griego. De familia humilde, Eurípides tuvo como maestros a Anaxágoras, a los sofistas Protágoras y Pródicos y a Sócrates, cuyas enseñanzas se reflejan en su obra. En el 455 a.C. Eurípides presentó a concurso su primera tragedia, Los Pelíadas, co...