| The Bacchae of Euripides Contributor(s): Williams, C. K. (Author), Nussbaum, Martha (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0374522065 ISBN-13: 9780374522063 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1990 Annotation: From the renowned contemporary American poet C. K. Williams comes this fluent and accessible version of the great tragedy by Euripides. This book includes an introduction by Martha Nussbaum. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Drama | American - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| LCCN: 90081721 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.45 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet C.K. Williams presents this fluent and accessible version of the Athenian playwright Euripides's great tragedy. Based on the Greek myth of the god Dionysus's punishment of King Pentheus and his mother Agave, Williams' The Bacchae of Euripides is a unique interpretation of one of the most celebrated plays in the history of dramatic theater. With an Introduction by Martha Nussbaum, award-winning author of The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy |