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Bacchae by Euripides, Robin Robertson and Daniel Mendelsohn (2014, Hardcover)

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Thebes has been rocked by the arrival of Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. 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.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100062319663

ISBN-139780062319661

eBay Product ID (ePID)177544008

Product Key Features

Book TitleBacchae

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicClassics, European / General, Ancient & Classical

IllustratorYes

GenreDrama, Fiction

AuthorEuripides, Robin Robertson, Daniel Mendelsohn

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2014-501849

Dewey Edition23/eng/20231204

Dewey Decimal882/.01

SynopsisA 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.

LC Classification NumberPA3975.B2 R634 2014