↑ B. Knox,'Euripides' in The Cambridge History of Classical Literature I: Greek Literature, P. Easterling and B. Knox (ed.s), Cambridge University Press (1985), p. 316
↑ Moses Hadas, Ten Plays by Euripides, Bantam Classic (2006), Introduction, p. ix
↑ L.P.E.Parker, Euripides: Alcestis, Oxford University Press (2007), Introduction p. lx
↑ The epithet "the most tragic of poets" was coined by Aristotle, probably in reference to a perceived preference for unhappy endings, yet it has wider relevance: "For in his representation of human suffering Euripides pushes to the limits of what an audience can stand; some of his scenes are almost unbearable."แม่แบบ:EmdashB. Knox,'Euripides' in The Cambridge History of Classical Literature I: Greek Literature, P. Easterling and B. Knox (ed.s), Cambridge University Press (1985), p. 339
↑ Moses Hadas, Ten Plays by Euripides, Bantam Classic (2006), Introduction, pp. xviii–xix
↑ A.S. Owen, Euripides: Ion, Bristol Classical Press (1990), Introduction p. vii
↑ B.M.Knox, 'Euripides' in The Cambridge History of Classical Literature I: Greek Literature, P. Easterling and B. Knox (ed.s), Cambridge University Press (1985), p. 329
↑ Nussbaum, Martha. The Fragility of Goodness, pp. 411–13.
↑ Denys L. Page, Euripides: Medea, Oxford University Press (1976), Introduction p. xi, (quoting translation by Murray)
↑ Denys L. Page, Euripides: Medea, Oxford University Press (1976), Introduction pp. ix–xii