Euripides' Bacchae: Translation, Introduction and Notes (Focus Classical Library)

by Steven Esposito

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Euripides' Bakkhai is a staple of the canon of Greek tragedy, as its structure and thematics offer exemplary models of the classic tragic elements. The plot centres around the actions of Pentheus, King of Thebes, who refused to recognise Dionysus.

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Fiction and Literature, Poetry
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882.01Literature & rhetoricClassical & modern Greek literaturesClassical Greek dramatic poetry and dramastandard subdivisions; collections; history, description, critical appraisal; Specific periodsAncient period to ca. 499
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PA3975 .B2 .E8Language and LiteratureGreek language and literature. Latin language and literatureGreek literatureIndividual authorsEuripedes
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