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About the lecture

In this module, we think about the original performance context of the play —the date it was performed and the plays with which it formed a trilogy.

About the lecturer

Judith Mossman is Professor of Classics at the University of Nottingham, and was formerly a Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. She was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Woldingham, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and was a governor of Woldingham School from 1990-93. She is the author of two books and a number of edited volumes and articles on Euripides and Plutarch, and frequently gives talks on classical subjects to schools and summer schools. From 2005-9 she was Chair of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers (JACT) Classical Civilisation Committee.

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APA style

Mossman, J. (2018, August 15). Euripides – Medea - Performance Context [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://massolit.io/options/euripides-medea-eccbb221-411a-4d18-8524-4ad964b705bb?auth=0&lesson=619&option=13871&type=lesson

MLA style

Mossman, J. "Euripides – Medea – Performance Context." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 15 Aug 2018, https://massolit.io/options/euripides-medea-eccbb221-411a-4d18-8524-4ad964b705bb?auth=0&lesson=619&option=13871&type=lesson