About this book
Alcestis by Euripides begins with a wrenching promise: Alcestis, devoted wife of King Admetus, offers to die in his stead, launching a tender yet uncompromising exploration of love, duty, and mortality. Set in ancient Greece and rooted in myth and legend, this early surviving play pits human devotion against divine will—Apollo pleads, Thanatos (Death) stands firm, and the house of Pherae becomes the stage for profound moral choice.
Euripides fashions an unusual tragedy that balances intense pathos with moments of lyric clarity and dramatic irony. Themes of sacrifice, hospitality, gender expectations, and the limits of heroic honor resonate throughout, while the play’s compact structure and vivid dialogue reveal why Alcestis remains a staple of classical studies. The language and rhythms of the original Greek inform its emotional power, even as modern translations make the story accessible to contemporary listeners.
Ideal for fans of Greek tragedy, mythology, and classical literature, this audiobook will appeal to students, theater lovers, and anyone drawn to poignant dramas about love, loss, and the human confrontation with fate.
