What is the best translation of Medea?

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For most readers, the Diane Arnson Svarlien translation (2008) of Medea is the best place to start: Diane Arnson Svarlien's Hackett translation is the one I'd start with — clear and lively, alert to meter and tone, and widely praised as about as close to Euripides as English gets without going stiff. Strong introduction and notes. This is where I'd start. For best value, consider John Davie (2003). For most scholarly, consider James Morwood (1997). For the free classic, consider E. P. Coleridge (1891).

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