| Euripides: Bacchae Contributor(s): Mills, Sophie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0715634305 ISBN-13: 9780715634301 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2006 Annotation: References to Dionysus in popular culture focus on the god as the incarnation of wild and decadent behaviour, by which humans are intrigued and appalled. The god as he is portrayed in Euripides??? Bacchae is, however, more complex, paradoxically transcending straightforward notions of the Dionysiac. Euripides??? Dionysus blurs the dividing line between many of the fundamental categories of ancient Greek life - male and female, Greek and barbarian, divine and human. This book explores his place in Athenian religion, what Euripides makes of him in the play, and the views of later writers and scholars. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Performing Arts | Theater - Playwriting |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| Series: Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.36" W x 8.44" (0.51 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Accessible introductions to ancient tragedies discuss the main themes of a play and the central developments in modern criticism, while also addressing the play's historical context and the history of its performance and adaptation. References to Dionysus in popular culture focus on the god as the incarnation of wild and decadent behaviour, by which humans are intrigued and appalled. The god as he is portrayed in Euripides' Bacchae is, however, more complex, paradoxically transcending straightforward notions of the Dionysiac. Euripides' Dionysus blurs the dividing line between many of the fundamental categories of ancient Greek life - male and female, Greek and barbarian, divine and human. This book explores his place in Athenian religion, what Euripides makes of him in the play, and the views of later writers and scholars. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mills, Sophie: - Sophie Mills is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics, University of North Carolina at Asheville, USA. |