Euripedes Ten Plays Author:Euripedes Contains the Plays: Alcestis; Medea; Hippolytus; Andromache; Ion; Trojan Women; Electra; The Bacchants; Iphigenia Among The Taurians; Iphigenia At Aulis — Last of the three great ancient Greek tragedians, Euripides, more than either of his predecessors, wrote about the social and political problems of his time. Whereas Sophocles represented peopl... more »e as they ought to be, Euripides represented people as they were. yet Euripides is not only a social critic and crusader; he is above all a poet, a man who never lost sight of the beauty and goodness of life. This poetic insight gave his plays a popularity more lasting than those of his rivals. The ten plays in this volume are considered by scholars to be his greatest.« less