Collected Item: “Excerpts from Gilbert Murray's Translation of Euripides' "Medea"”
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Excerpts from Gilbert Murray's Translation of Euripides' "Medea"
Creator
Gilbert Murray
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This document features three selected pages from Gilbert Murray's 1906 translation of Euripides' "Medea," showcasing the significant ‘Women of Corinth’ speech. Murray's translation played a crucial role in historical context, as it made its stage debut at London's Savoy Theater on October 22, 1907, in the production "Medea." Staged amidst growing public support for women's suffrage, the play emerged as one of the pioneering works in the genre of women's suffrage protest plays and songs. Excerpts from Murray's translation were included in the collection of texts that the Actresses' Franchise League compiled for presentations at suffragette gatherings. The ‘Women of Corinth’ speech amplified the play’s portrayal of the women’s fervent struggle against societal oppression and their quest for justice and equality.
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1906
Type
Digital scan of Theatrical Script
Source url
https://books.google.com/books?id=gWvKrIufwQ0C&oe=UTF-8