Euripides' Bacchae: Translation, Introduction and Notes - Brossura

Euripides

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ISBN 10: 0941051420 ISBN 13: 9780941051422

Casa editrice: Focus, 1998

Riassunto

An English translation of Euripides' tragedy based on the mythological story of King Pentheus of Thebes and his fateful encounter with the god DIonysus. Includes an introductory essay, extensive notes, appendices on lacuna, a geneological chart of the gods, and an essay by Valerie M. Warrior: "The Roman Bid to Control Bacchic Worship". The  Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture and the roots of contemprary thought.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Stephen Esposito is Associate Professor of Classics at Boston University where, in 2009/10, he won Frank and Lynne Wisneski Award for Teaching Excellence. He has previously translated Euripides’ "Bacchae" and edited "Euripides: Medea, Hippolytus, Heracles, Bacchae", both for Focus Publishing. He is also the founding editor of the new Oxford Greek and Latin College Commentaries, the first volume of which will be his grammatical commentary (with running vocabulary) on Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannos.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

English translation with introductory material, notes, glossary and essay by Stephen Esposito. Also available: an extensive online companion to the Bacchae, with additional notes and resources.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Focus
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0941051420
• ISBN 13: 9780941051422
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 126
• Redattore: Esposito Stephen