‘Euripides’ Medea: barbarian, witch, murderer, goddess’ by Prof Edith Hall 

LSF Classics Online Summer Lecture by Professor Edith Hall (University of Durham) on Euripides’ Medea

Thu, 5 May 2022, 17:30 – 18:30

Euripides’ Medea is one of the most fascinating figures in world theatre. This illustrated talk will show how much of her impact stems from the ambiguity about her identity: she is foreign yet speaks elaborate Greek, adheres to traditional Greek religion yet uses supernatural weapons, claims to be sane yet commits an enraged murder, appears to be an all-too-human abandoned wife but disappears on the theatrical machine. We can never be sure exactly who she is.​