| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 150 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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The Greek tragedy in new translations
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Greek tragedy in new translations.
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| Summary |
Regarded by many as Euripides' masterpiece, Bakkhai is a powerful examination of religious ecstasy and the resistance to it. A call for moderation, it rejects the temptation of pure reason as well as pure sensuality, and is a staple of Greek tragedy, representing in structure and thematics an exemplary model of the classic tragic elements. Disguised as a young holy man, the god Bacchus arrives in Greece from Asia proclaiming his godhood and preaching his orgiastic religion. He expects to be embraced in Thebes, but the Theban king, Pentheus, forbids his people to worship him and tries to have h. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction; On the Translation; Bakkhai; Characters; Notes on the Text; Appendix: Reconstruction of the Fragmentary Ending; Glossary. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pentheus, King of Thebes (Mythological character) -- Drama.
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Pentheus, King of Thebes (Mythological character) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Dionysus (Greek deity) -- Drama.
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Dionysus (Greek deity) |
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Bacchantes -- Drama.
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Bacchantes. |
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Electronic books.
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Tragedies.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Gibbons, Reginald.
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Segal, Charles, 1936-2002.
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| Added Title |
Bacchae. English (Gibbons) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014048242
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Euripides. Bacchae. English (Gibbons). Bakkhai. New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 9780195125986 |
| ISBN |
9780199725939 (electronic book) |
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0199725934 (electronic book) |
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0195125983 |
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9780195125986 |
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