Bacchae Revised Edition Contributor(s): McLeish, Ken (Translator), McLeish, Kenneth (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1854594117 ISBN-13: 9781854594112 Publisher: Nick Hern Books OUR PRICE: $10.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1999 Annotation: When Dionysus comes to Thebes, all but young Penthus feel his worship harmless. Infuriated, Dionysus hypnotizes Penthus and sends him among the revelers, where he is killed. Penthus's mother, in a Dionysian-induced frenzy, believes a lion has been killed and proudly carries its head home. Only when she recovers does she realize it is the severed head of her son. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical |
Dewey: 882.01 |
Series: Nick Hern Books Drama Classics |
Physical Information: 0.24" H x 4.21" W x 6.31" (0.17 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |