Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Free University of Amsterdam.
Dionysus, god of wine and theatre, has returned to his native land to take revenge on the king, his cousin, the puritanical Pentheus, and all who refuse to observe his...
On Baudelaire's remark , “ Woman is natural , that is to say abominable , ” Leo Bersani comments , “ The ' abominable ' feature of women is that they are ' natural , ' and the examples of their closeness to nature all have to do with ...
These three tragedies were originally available as single volumes. This volume retains the informative introductions and explanatory notes of the original editions and adds a single combined glossary and Greek line numbers.
Through their sheer range, daring innovation, flawed but eloquent characters and intriguing plots, the plays of Euripides have shocked and stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. Phoenician Women portrays the rival sons of King ...
Euripides' Bacchae, the last of the surviving Greek tragedies, was first performed in 405 BC in the annual competition for tragic drama, where it won first prize.
In Papers on the Arnasis Painter and His World. Malibu, Calif. 92— 1 24. (1990). ... W. Kaufmann. New York, 1 9 76. Otto, W. (1981). Dionysus: Myth and Cult. Bloomington, 1965, reprv Dallas. Originally published as Dionysus, ...
Euripides' Bacchae: The Play and its Audience
Full of striking scenes, frenzied emotion, and choral songs of great power and beauty, the play is a fine example of Euripides' ability to exploit Greek myth to probe human psychology.
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...
The background represents the front of the Castle of Pentheus, King of Thebes.