111 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780195374933
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 06 January 2009
Description
Among surviving Greek tragedies only Euripides' Trojan Women shows us the extinction of a whole city, an entire people. Despite its grim theme, or more likely because of the centrality of that theme to the deepest fears of our own age, this is one...
Community Reviews Summary of 89 reviews
Moods
sad 76%
emotional 52%
challenging 33%
reflective 33%
tense 23%
adventurous 9%
informative 9%
mysterious 9%
Pace
medium 31%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 28%Strong character development?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Child death, Animal crueltyModerate
Cursing, Misogyny, RapeMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping
111 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780195374933
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 06 January 2009
Description
Among surviving Greek tragedies only Euripides' Trojan Women shows us the extinction of a whole city, an entire people. Despite its grim theme, or more likely because of the centrality of that theme to the deepest fears of our own age, this is one...
Community Reviews Summary of 89 reviews
Moods
sad 76%
emotional 52%
challenging 33%
reflective 33%
tense 23%
adventurous 9%
informative 9%
mysterious 9%
Pace
medium 31%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 28%Strong character development?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Child death, Animal crueltyModerate
Cursing, Misogyny, RapeMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping