In the vast ecosystem of classical translations and adaptations, few names carry the same voltage as Medea. The barbarian princess who murdered her own children to spite her abandoning husband, Jason, has haunted the Western imagination for nearly 2,500 years. From Euripides to Pier Paolo Pasolini to Christa Wolf, each era has sculpted Medea to fit its own anxieties.
When the play opened in London, critics were split. The Guardian ’s Michael Billington called it “a cold, cruel masterpiece,” while The Telegraph ’s Dominic Cavendish lamented “the draining of all poetry from the world’s greatest revenge tragedy.” medea+rachel+cusk+pdf+new
: It's possible there's a recent work or interpretation (play, book, essay) by or related to Rachel Cusk that involves Medea. However, as of my last update, I don't have specific information on such a project. In the vast ecosystem of classical translations and