Bacchae

Full Text and Introduction (NHB Drama Classics)

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Greek & Roman, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Bacchae by Euripides, Nick Hern Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Euripides ISBN: 9781780015408
Publisher: Nick Hern Books Publication: December 4, 2014
Imprint: Nick Hern Books Language: English
Author: Euripides
ISBN: 9781780015408
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Publication: December 4, 2014
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Language: English

The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding.

Bacchae was first performed in Athens in 405 BC. At the whim of Dionysos, a son is torn to pieces by his own mother during the famous women-only Bacchanalian ritual. The story of revenge by the half-man half-god on Pentheus, King of Thebes, and all his people.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding.

Bacchae was first performed in Athens in 405 BC. At the whim of Dionysos, a son is torn to pieces by his own mother during the famous women-only Bacchanalian ritual. The story of revenge by the half-man half-god on Pentheus, King of Thebes, and all his people.

More books from Nick Hern Books

Cover of the book Beside Myself by Euripides
Cover of the book Women Centre Stage: Eight Short Plays By and About Women (NHB Modern Plays) by Euripides
Cover of the book Comment is Free (NHB Modern Plays) by Euripides
Cover of the book The Hypochondriac by Euripides
Cover of the book The Half Of It (NHB Modern Plays) by Euripides
Cover of the book Finsbury Park (NHB Modern Plays) by Euripides
Cover of the book Sara Kestelman on Hippolyta and Titania (Shakespeare On Stage) by Euripides
Cover of the book Cling To Me Like Ivy (NHB Modern Plays) by Euripides
Cover of the book Pilgrims (NHB Modern Plays) by Euripides
Cover of the book Drip Feed & The Half Of It (NHB Modern Plays) by Euripides
Cover of the book Little Eyolf by Euripides
Cover of the book Kenneth Tynan: Theatre Writings by Euripides
Cover of the book Holes in the Skin (NHB Modern Plays) by Euripides
Cover of the book Out of Love (NHB Modern Plays) by Euripides
Cover of the book 100 Great Plays For Women by Euripides
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy