Medea (431 BC)
0.1571Canon Score · ranked #137 all time
Aggregated from 3 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
"Medea has been betrayed. Her husband, Jason, has left her for a younger woman. He has forgotten all the promises he made and is even prepared to abandon their two sons. But Medea is not a woman to accept such disrespect passively. Strongwilled and fiercely intelligent, she turns her formidable energies to working out the greatest, and most horrifying, revenge possible." "Euripides' devastating tragedy is shockingly
Why it ranks #137
Every list on which Medea appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #31 / 100 |
| Bokklubben World Library (2002) | Major international poll | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |