Euripides& Bacchae

Euripides& Bacchae
ISBN-10
9004070117
ISBN-13
9789004070110
Category
Bacchantes in literature
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
1984
Publisher
Brill Archive
Author
Hans Oranje

Description

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Free University of Amsterdam.

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