"One of antiquity's greatest poets, Euripides (ca. 485-406 BC) has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, surprising plot twists, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. In this new Loeb Classical Library edition of Euripides, David Kovacs presents a freshly edited Greek text and an accurate and graceful translation with explanatory notes. " "Three plays are in Volume IV of this ongoing edition. Trojan Women, a play about the causes and consequences of war, develops the theme of the tragic unpredictability of life. Iphigenia among the Taurians and Ion exhibit tragic themes and situations but end happily with joyful reunions. "--Jacket.