Euripides: Bacchae by R A S Seaford

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Summary

This book offers the first English commentary on Euripides’ play Bacchae since that of E. R. Dodds (1960). It takes account of studies made on the play since then, as well as discussing recent scholarship and new research into the cult of Dionysus. Greek text with facing translation, introduction and commentary. Bibliography updated in 2015.

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Euripides: Bacchae by R A S Seaford

This is a commentary on Bacchae, by Euripides. It takes account of the studies made on the play since it was written, as well as the discoveries made about the cult of Dionysus. The author has already published widely on both the Bacchae and the Dionysus cult. This is the first English commentary on Euripides' fascinating play since that of E. R.

Richard Seaford is Professor of Greek at the University of Exeter, and has published widely on both the Bacchae and the Dionysus cult. His books include Reciprocity and Ritual: Homer and Tragedy in the Developing City-State (Oxford University Press,1994), Money and the Early Greek Mind: Homer, Philosophy, Tragedy (Cambridge University Press, 2004), Dionysos (Routledge, 2006), and Cosmology and the Polis: the Social Construction of Space and Time in the Tragedies of Aeschylus (Cambridge University Press, 2012).

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ISBN 13 9780856686092
ISBN 10 0856686093
Title Euripides: Bacchae
Author R A S Seaford
Series Aris And Phillips Classical Texts
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Liverpool University Press
Year published 1996-03-18
Number of pages 263
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.