Euripides: Bacchae

"The Bacchae is an exceptionally important and influential Classical text: it is one of the most widely read and performed Greek tragedies and the text that is perhaps most formative of modern ideas of Greek religion as a whole"--

About the author

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).

Summary

An up-to-date edition of one of the most widely read and performed Greek tragedies. Offers new interpretative suggestions and provides detailed guidance on problems of language and dramaturgy. Ideal for students of Greek at all levels, while also of interest to scholars of Greek literature and cultural history.

Product details

• Assisted by: William Allan (Editor), William (University of Oxford) Allan (Editor), Swift Laura (Editor), Laura (University of Oxford) Swift (Editor), Laura Swift (Editor)
• Authors: William (University of Oxford) Swift Allan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.02.2024
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity
• EAN: 9781108948388
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94838-8
• Pages: 364
• Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
• Subjects: HISTORY / Ancient / General, Athens, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Ancient Greek and Roman literature, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Translation and interpretation, Tragic plays, 5th century, c 499 to c 400 BCE, For higher / tertiary / university education, Textbook, coursework