Bacchae by Euripides

Bacchae by Euripides

A bold new translation of Euripides' shockingly modern classic work, from Forward Prize-winning poet, Robin Robertson, with a new introduction by bestselling and award-winning writer, critic and translator Daniel Mendelsohn.

Thebes has been rocked by the arrival of Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. Drawn by the god's power, the women of the city have rushed to worship him on the mountain, drinking and dancing with frenzied abandon.

Pentheus, the king of Thebes, is furious, denouncing this so-called god as a charlatan and an insurgent. But no mortal can deny a god, much less one as powerful and seductive as Dionysus, who will exact a terrible revenge on Pentheus, drawing the king to his own tragic destruction.

This stunning translation by award-winning poet Robin Robertson reinvigorates Euripides' masterpiece. Updating it for contemporary readers, he brings the ancient verse to fervid, brutal life, revealing a work of art as devastating and relevant today as it was in the fifth century, BC.

Mendelsohn, Daniel: - The American writer and literary critic Daniel Mendelsohn has won numerous awards including the National Book Critics Circle in 2006, the French 2007 prix Mü¾Ž–”¼dicis for foreign literature and the French Book of the Year prize (given by Lire magazine) for his book 'The Lost'. His latest works are 'An Odyssey: a Father, a Son and an Epic' (2017) and 'Three Rings' (2020). He is professor of classical literature at Bard College, and a contributor to the New York Review of Books.

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ISBN 13	9780062319661
ISBN 10	0062319663
Title	Bacchae
Author	Euripides
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2014-09-02
Number of pages	128
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