Euripides. Bacchae / Sophie Mills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mills, Sophie.

Series:

Duckworth companions to Greek and Roman tragedy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euripides. Bacchae--Criticism and interpretation.

Euripides.

Greek drama (Tragedy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 pages).

Place of Publication:

London : Duckworth, 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Accessible introductions to ancient tragedies discuss the main themes of a play and the central developments in modern criticism, while also addressing the play's historical context and the history of its performance and adaptation. References to Dionysus in popular culture focus on the god as the incarnation of wild and decadent behaviour, by which humans are intrigued and appalled. The god as he is portrayed in Euripides' Bacchae is, however, more complex, paradoxically transcending straightforward notions of the Dionysiac. Euripides' Dionysus blurs the dividing line between many of the fundamental categories of ancient Greek life - male and female, Greek and barbarian, divine and human. This book explores his place in Athenian religion, what Euripides makes of him in the play, and the views of later writers and scholars."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

1 Euripides and the Greek Theatre 7

2 Dionysus and Athens 21

3 Analysis of the Bacchae 37

4 Under the Influence 50

5 Dionysus Dismembered: Critical Trends and the Bacchae 80

6 Singing! Orgies! Wine! Women! Song! 103.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472539748

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.