by Eurípides, Antònia Soler i Nicolau · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788469100721
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«Hèlena» is the tragedy by Euripides with a translation by Antònia Soler i Nicolau, published in paperback in 2008, 96 pages, in Catalan.
The play reinterprets the myth of Helen of Troy: in this version Helen never reaches Troy; the gods transport her to Egypt, and the war is fought over a deceptive image. Amid misunderstandings and reunions, Euripides reflects on appearance, identity, and the absurdity of war, with a tone halfway between tragedy and irony.
Includes an introduction, a study guide, and a translation by Antònia Soler i Nicolau.
Aimed at students and readers interested in classical theatre.
Euripides was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three authors of Greek tragedy whose name is ascribed to surviving plays. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, but the Suda says it was ninety-two at most. Nineteen plays attributed to Euripides have survived more or less complete, although one of these (Rhesus) is often considered not to be genuinely his work. Many fragments survive from most of his other plays. More of his plays have survived intact than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles together, partly because his popularity grew as theirs declined: he became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education, along with Homer, Demosthenes, and Menander.
