{"product_id":"bakkhai-euripides-paperback","title":"Bakkhai: Euripides - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEuripides\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eReginald Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eCharles Segal\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegarded by many as Euripides' masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eBakkhai\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful examination of religious ecstasy and the resistance to it. A call for moderation, it rejects the temptation of pure reason as well as pure sensuality, and is a staple of Greek tragedy, representing in structure and thematics an\u003cbr\u003eexemplary model of the classic tragic elements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisguised as a young holy man, the god Bacchus arrives in Greece from Asia proclaiming his godhood and preaching his orgiastic religion. He expects to be embraced in Thebes, but the Theban king, Pentheus, forbids his people to worship him and tries to have him arrested. Enraged, Bacchus drives\u003cbr\u003ePentheus mad and leads him to the mountains, where Pentheus' own mother, Agave, and the women of Thebes tear him to pieces in a Bacchic frenzy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGibbons, a prize-winning poet, and Segal, a renowned classicist, offer a skilled new translation of this central text of Greek tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 7.96 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684770746431,"sku":"9780195125986","price":88.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d4a8bae1a6afe48d0b674b298a41d7af.webp?v=1764968569","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bakkhai-euripides-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}