Looking at Bacchae /

"Bacchae is one of the most troubling yet intriguing of Greek tragedies. Written during Euripides' self-imposed exile in Macedonia, it tells of the brutal murder and dismemberment of Pentheus by his mother and aunts who, driven temporarily insane, have joined the Bacchae (devotees of the g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Stuttard, David (Editor , Traductor), Euripides
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Temas:
Euripides. > Bacchae.
Euripides > Criticism and interpretation.
Euripides
Bacchae (Euripides)
Classical texts.
Classical history > classical civilisation.
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval.
DRAMA > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction-Bacchae in context
  • 1. Perspectives on the impact of Bacchae at its original performance
  • 2. Bacchae and earlier tragedy
  • 3. Family reunion or household disaster? Exploring plot diversity in Euripides' last production
  • 4. Staging in Bacchae
  • 5. Looking at the Bacchae in Bacchae
  • 6. Mysteries and politics in Bacchae
  • 7. 'A big laugh': Horrid laughter in Euripides' Bacchae
  • 9. Paradoxes and themes in Bacchae
  • 10. Euripides' Bacchae-A revenge play
  • 11. The grandsons of Cadmus
  • 12. Bacchae in the modern world
  • Euripides' Bacchae translated by David Stuttard.

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