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Excerpt from Euripides Alcestis: With Introduction and Notes
The plot is briefly as follows. Admetus, king of Pherae, being destined to die, Apollo, grateful to him for past kindness during an enforced term of servitude, obtains leave of the Fates for the king to provide a substitute. After all his friends and rela tives, even his aged parents, have declined to grant him the favour of dying in his stead, his wife Alcestis alone is found willing to undertake such a sacrifice; she accordingly dies, after taking an affectionate farewell of her husband and children. In the midst of their mourning Heracles arrives on his road to Thrace, where he has a certain 'labour' to perform at the bid ding of his master Eurystheus. Admetus welcomes him as an old friend, and without mentioning his great sorrow presses him to accept hospitality, but excuses himself from joining his guest in the banquet-hall. During the meal Heracles scandalises the attendant by his boisterous behaviour in a house of mourning; but learning from him the true state of the case, he abandons in a moment his ill-timed levity, and rushes forth to the tomb, re solved to do battle with Death for his victim. After a severe struggle he rescues Alcestis from the grasp of her destroyer, brings her back veiled to the palace, and places her in the arms of her husband. This done, the hero goes on his way, promising to visit Admetus again on his return from the Thracian land.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book is a verse drama focusing on the themes of sacrifice, grief, and the power of love in the face of death. It follows the story of Admetus, a Thessalian king granted extraordinary longevity by the god Apollo. When Admetus is later diagnosed with an incurable illness, Apollo offers him a reprieve on one condition: someone must volunteer to die in his place. Admetus's elderly parents refuse to make this sacrifice, but his young wife Alcestis readily agrees to do so. The drama unfolds with a chorus of Pheraean elders as they mourn the impending loss of their queen. Heracles, a close friend of Admetus, arrives at the palace to find the atmosphere of grief. After learning the reason, Heracles resolves to grapple with Death himself and save Alcestis from her fate. Through his strength, he overcomes the personification of death and restores Alcestis to her husband. This book is a powerful exploration of human resilience, the depth of love, and the nature of mortality. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330665411_0
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