The Bacchae: A Classical Tragedy of Dionysus and the Limits of Reason - Hardcover
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The Bacchae: A Classical Tragedy of Dionysus and the Limits of Reason - Hardcover
$34.18
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by Euripides (Author)
A classical tragedy examining divine power, human resistance, and the consequences of denying the irrational within ordered life. In The Bacchae, Euripides presents the conflict between Pentheus, king of Thebes, and Dionysus, the god whose presence disrupts established authority and social control.
The drama unfolds through a structured progression of opposition and revelation, with the tension between order and ecstasy driving the action. Euripides's method integrates choral reflection with dramatic confrontation, allowing the themes of transformation, identity, and recognition to emerge through performance and speech. The work maintains a balance between psychological insight and mythic structure, with the divine operating both as external force and internal disruption.
Regarded as one of Euripides's most powerful tragedies, The Bacchae remains central to classical literature for its treatment of the limits of reason, the nature of belief, and the instability of human control in the presence of the divine.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.25 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN
Publication Date: April 03, 2018
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