| Record Number |
793216 |
| ISBN |
9780140447262 (paperback) |
| Author |
Euripides author. |
| Title |
The Bacchae and other plays / Euripides ; translated by John Davie ; with an introduction and notes by Richard Rutherford. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Penguin, 2005. |
| ©2005. |
| Pagination etc. |
lxiv, 360 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-343) |
| Contents note |
Preface to Phoenician women -- Pheonician women -- Preface to Orestes -- Orestes -- Preface to Bacchae -- Bacchae -- Preface to Iphigenia at Aulis -- Iphigenia at Aulis -- Preface to Rhesus -- Rhesus. |
| Summary Note |
"Through their sheer range, daring innovation, flawed but eloquent characters and intriguing plots, the plays of Euripides have shocked and stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. Phoenician Women portrays the rival sons of King Oedipus and their mother's doomed attempts at reconciliation, while Orestes shows a son ravaged with guilt after the vengeful murder of his mother. In The Bacchae, a king mistreats a newcomer to his land, little knowing that he is the god Dionysus disguised as a mortal, while in Iphigenia at Aulis, the Greek leaders take the horrific decision to sacrifice a princess to gain favour from the gods in their mission to Troy. Finally, the Rhesus depicts a world of espionage between the warring Greek and Trojan camps."--Jacket. |
| Language note |
Translated from the ancient Greek. |
| Subject - Name |
Euripides |
| Euripides. -- Bacchae |
| Orestes, -- King of Argos (Mythological character)Drama |
| Iphigenia(Mythological character)Drama |
| Rhesus, -- King of Thrace (Legendary character)Drama |
| Euripides -- Translations into English |
| Subject |
Bacchantes -- Drama |
| Tragedies |
| Drama. |
| Added Author |
Davie, John, 1950- translator. |
Euripides Phoenician women.
English.
(Davie). |
Euripides Orestes.
English.
(Davie). |
Euripides Bacchae.
English.
(Davie). |
Euripides Iphigenia in Aulis.
English.
(Davie). |
Rutherford, R. B. (Richard Browning), 1956- writer of added text,
author of introduction, etc. |
| Added title |
Rhesus. English. (Davie). |
| Shelf Location |
882.01 EURI |
