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Euripides: Bacchae

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Euripides' Bacchae is one of the most widely read and performed Greek tragedies. A story of implacable divine vengeance, it skilfully transforms earlier currents of literature and myth, and its formative influence on modern ideas of Greek tragedy and religion is unparalleled. This up-to-date edition offers a detailed literary and cultural analysis. The wide-ranging Introduction discusses such issues as the psychological and anthropological aspects of Dionysiac ritual, the god's ability to blur gender boundaries, his particular connection to dramatic role-playing, and the interaction of belief and practice in Greek religion. The Commentary's notes on language and style are intended to make the play fully accessible to students of Greek at all levels, while the edition as a whole is designed for anyone with an interest in Greek tragedy or cultural history.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-02-01
Mått145 x 220 x 25 mm
Vikt581 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Antal sidor364
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781108844550

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WILLIAM ALLAN is a Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor in Classics at University College. He is also the editor of Greek Elegy and Iambus: A Selection (Cambridge, 2019). LAURA SWIFT is an Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Magdalen College. She is also the editor of Archilochus: The Poems (2019).

'This new work offers a thorough introduction, new text, and full commentary, covering the wide swath of issues that one must address in such a work, and, while taking advantage of the notable achievements of Dodds and others, reflects the deeper knowledge and changed perspective on many of the play's issues and topics. Without qualification, I recommend it strongly for students and scholars alike.' Michael Halleran, Bryn Mawr Classical Review