Euripides was quite popular during his time. He wrote some 92 plays in his lifetime, and he won four first prizes.
Euripides Birth:
Euripides was born in Attica in 480 BC; he lived in Athens most of his life, though he spent much time on Salamis.
Euripides was born in Attica in 480 BC; he lived in Athens most of his life, though he spent much time on Salamis.
Euripides Life & Works :
Euripides wrote perhaps 92 plays (the first produced in 455 during his lifetime he won only four first prizes (the first in 441) at the competition held at the annual spring festival of Dionysus in Athens. Aside from his writings, his chief interests were philosophy and science. _z_classiclit_z_);
Euripides wrote perhaps 92 plays (the first produced in 455 during his lifetime he won only four first prizes (the first in 441) at the competition held at the annual spring festival of Dionysus in Athens. Aside from his writings, his chief interests were philosophy and science. _z_classiclit_z_);
Euripides represented the new moral, social, and political movements that were taking place in Athens towards the end of the 5th century BC. It was a period of enormous intellectual discovery, in which "wisdom" ranked as the highest earthly accomplishment. His popularity increased after his death, and his plays were revived more than those of Aeschylus or Sophocles.
Euripides Influences:
The works of Euripides, which were quite popular in his time, exerted great influence on Roman drama. In more recent times he has influenced English and German drama, and most conspicuously such French dramatists as Pierre Corneille and Jean-Baptiste Racine.
The works of Euripides, which were quite popular in his time, exerted great influence on Roman drama. In more recent times he has influenced English and German drama, and most conspicuously such French dramatists as Pierre Corneille and Jean-Baptiste Racine.
