Bacchae and Other Plays - Brossura

Euripides

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0199540527 ISBN 13: 9780199540525

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2008

Riassunto

Iphigenia among the Taurians

Bacchae

Iphigenia at Aulis

Rhesus

The four plays newly translated in this volume are among Euripides' most exciting works. Iphigenia among the Taurians is a story of escape and contrasting Greek and barbarian civilization, set on the Black Sea at the edge of the known world. Bacchae, a profound exploration of the human psyche, deals with the appalling consequences of resistance to Dionysus, god of wine and unfettered emotion. This tragedy, which above all others speaks to our post-Freudian era, is one of Euripides' two last surviving plays. The second, Iphigenia at Aulis, centres on the ultimate dysfunctional family as natural emotion is tested in the tragic crucible of the Greek expedition against Troy. Lastly, Rhesus, probably the work of another playwright, is a thrilling, action-packed Iliad in miniature, dealing with a grisly event in the Trojan War.

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Contenuti:

• Iphigenia among the Taurians
• Bacchae
• Iphigenia at Aulis
• Rhesus

Product Description:

Book by Euripides

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199540527
• ISBN 13: 9780199540525
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288