|
" Bakkhai / "
Euripides ; translated by Reginald Gibbons ; with introduction and notes by Charles Segal.
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
957494
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b711864
|
| Uniform Title
|
:
|
Bacchae.English
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Euripides.
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
Bakkhai /\ Euripides ; translated by Reginald Gibbons ; with introduction and notes by Charles Segal.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2001.
|
| Series Statement
|
:
|
The Greek tragedy in new translations
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
1 online resource (ix, 150 pages)
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0195125983
|
|
|
:
|
: 0199725934
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780195125986
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780199725939
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references.
|
| Contents
|
:
|
Introduction; On the Translation; Bakkhai; Characters; Notes on the Text; Appendix: Reconstruction of the Fragmentary Ending; Glossary.
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
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.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Dionysus
|
|
|
:
|
Pentheus
|
|
|
:
|
Dionysus
|
|
|
:
|
Pentheus
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Bacchantes, Drama.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Bacchantes.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
DRAMA-- Ancient, Classical Medieval.
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
882/.01
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
PA3975.B2G53 2001eb
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
Gibbons, Reginald.
|
|
|
:
|
Segal, Charles,1936-2002.
|
| |