Mistra, Byzantine Capital of the Peloponnese

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Mistra, Byzantine Capital of the PeloponneseMistra, the Byzantine capital of the Morea, or Peloponnese, whose ruins climb a foothill of the Taygetus mountains, was founded in the thirteenth century after the Frankish conquest of the peninsula. Sparta, a few miles away in the rich valley of the Eurotas, had been a famous city since the days of Helen of Troy and became the favourite residence of the Frankish princes. To protect it from the untamed mountain tribes, William II of Villehardouin,

as moral allegory Athena represents wisdom

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indulging his mania for public performance

which explores the marital relationship of Alcestis and Admetus with pathos and grim humour

αλλά επικεντρώνεται σε πρωτότυπους αφορισμούς που αναδεικνύουν την πολυπλοκότητα των ανθρώπινων σχέσεων και της κοινωνίας

in one respect

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Will Shuler's commentary in this Student Edition looks at the violence of the play - both onstage and off

Salt-crusted and ocean-battered

Organized by topic and featuring lively new translations

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