Overview

This is a commentary on Bacchae, by Euripides. It takes account of the studies made on the play since it was written, as well as the discoveries made about the cult of Dionysus. The author has already published widely on both the Bacchae and the Dionysus cult.

Full Product Details

Author:   R. A. S. Seaford ,  Richard Seaford
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Aris & Phillips Ltd
Edition:   First published in the United Kingdom in 1996. Reprinted in 2015 with updated General Bibliography.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780856686092

ISBN 10:   0856686093
Pages:   263
Publication Date:   18 March 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.
Language:   Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Table of Contents

General Editor’s Foreword Preface Abbreviations Introduction to Bacchae:   I: Tradition and Structure   II: The Bacchae and the Dionysiac   III: The Bacchae and Cult   IV: The Bacchae and the Polis   V: The Transmission of the Bacchae Manuscripts Apparatus Criticus Text and Translation of Bacchae Selected Text from Christus Patiens Commentary General Bibliography Selected Bibliography for Bacchae Index

Reviews

Author Information

Richard Seaford is Professor of Greek at the University of Exeter, and has published widely on both the Bacchae and the Dionysus cult. His books include Reciprocity and Ritual: Homer and Tragedy in the Developing City-State (Oxford University Press,1994), Money and the Early Greek Mind: Homer, Philosophy, Tragedy (Cambridge University Press, 2004), Dionysos (Routledge, 2006), and Cosmology and the Polis: the Social Construction of Space and Time in the Tragedies of Aeschylus (Cambridge University Press, 2012).

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions