Looking at Bacchae
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Looking at Bacchae

  1. 240 pages
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Looking at Bacchae

About this book

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 god Dionysus, or Bacchus). The startling plot, driven by Dionysus' desire to punish his family for refusing to accept his divinity, and culminating in the excruciating pathos of a mother's realization that she has killed her son, has held audiences transfixed since its original performance (when it won first prize). It is one of the most performed and studied plays in the Greek tragic corpus, with a strong history of reception down to the present day. This collection of essays by eminent academics gathered from across the globe explores the themes, staging and reception of the play, with essays on the characters Dionysus and Pentheus, the role of the chorus of Bacchae, key themes such as revenge, women and religion, and the historical and literary contexts of the play. The essays are accompanied by David Stuttard's English translation which is performer-friendly, accessible and closely accurate to the original.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781474221474
eBook ISBN
9781474221504
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Ancient & Classical Drama
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Halftitle page
  3. Series page
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Dedication page
  7. Contents
  8. List of Contributors
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Introduction – Bacchae in Context
  12. 1 Perspectives on the Impact of Bacchae at its Original Performance
  13. 2 Bacchae and Earlier Tragedy
  14. 3 Family Reunion or Household Disaster? Exploring Plot Diversity in Euripides’ Last Production
  15. 4 Staging in Bacchae
  16. 5 Looking at the Bacchae in Bacchae
  17. 6 Mysteries and Politics in Bacchae
  18. 7 ‘A Big Laugh’: Horrid Laughter in Euripides’ Bacchae
  19. 8 New Religion and Old in Euripides’Bacchae
  20. 9 Paradoxes and Th emes in Bacchae
  21. 10 Euripides’ Bacchae – A Revenge Play
  22. 11 The Grandsons of Cadmus
  23. 12 Bacchae in the Modern World
  24. Euripides’ Bacchae Translated by David Stuttard
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index