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Stock photo. Cover may not represent actual copy or condition available. The Bacchae by Euripides ISBN: 087220393X ISBN-13: 9780872203938 Format: Hardcover Customer Reviews Review this book! Bibliographic Details Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc Published date: 1998 Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches Weight: 0.7 pounds Pages: 82 Other Editions Paperback - Dover Pubns (1997) - from $1.00 Hardcover - Hackett Pub Co Inc (1998) - from $47.95 Similar books Bakkhai by Euripides The Bacchae by Euripides Euripides' powerful investigation of religious ecstasy and the resistance to it is an argument for moderation, rejecting the lures of pure reason as well as pure sensuality. Plays for Performance Series. Bacchae and Other Plays by Philip Vellacott Euripides (c.484-406 B.C.) was the most controversial of the three great Greek tragedians and the most modern. His major themes- religious scepticism, the injustices suffered by women and the destructive folly of war-are issues still vitally important today. Euripides by Euripides Euripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all Greek tragedians. His plays were marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and subtle moods. This new translation does full justice to his range of tone and gift of narrative. A lucid Introduction provides substantial analysis of each play in the context of its setting. Sophokles by Sophocles

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