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Bacchae / a new translation by Robin Robertson.

LIBRA PA3975 .B2 2014
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Euripides.
Contributor:
Robertson, Robin, 1955- translator.
Standardized Title:
Bacchae. English
Language:
English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Subjects (All):
Pentheus, King of Thebes (Mythological character)--Drama.
Pentheus.
Dionysus (Greek deity)--Drama.
Dionysus.
Dionysus (Greek deity).
Pentheus, King of Thebes (Mythological character).
Genre:
Tragedies.
Drama.
Physical Description:
xxxvi, 85 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm
Edition:
First U.S. Edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014]
Summary:
This stunning translation by award-winning poet, Robin Robertson reinvigorates Euripides' masterpiece. Updated for contemporary readers, Robertson brings the ancient verse to fervid, brutal life, revealing a work of art as devastating and relevant today as it was in the fifth century BC.
ISBN:
9780062319661
0062319663
OCLC:
866620830

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