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?The changing fortunes of The Bacchae, as told in this engaging book, are almost as dramatic as the play itself. Long neglected, it made an astonishing comeback in the sixties, capturing our world of cultural and religious clashes with uncanny precision. In these pages, Erika Fischer-Lichte has turned a classic into a masterwork for our time.? --Martin Puchner, Harvard University ?There is only one person (Fischer-Lichte) who has the experience, the knowledge and the perspectives ? theoretical, theatrical, political ? to write this book. It simultaneously illumines the ancient Bacchae and the contemporary global theatre.? --Oliver Taplin, Oxford University ?For the first time, performances of The Bacchae are studied from a world perspective ? North, South, East and West. Fischer-Lichte's pioneering book is illuminated by her nuanced conceptions of ritual.? --Maria Shevtsova, University of London

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ERIKA FISCHER-LICHTE is Professor of Theatre Studies at the Institut für Theaterwissenschaft at the Freie Universität of Berlin and Director of the International research centre ""Interweaving Performance cultures."" She has published extensively on the history of the theatre and on the reception of Greek tragedy. Her most recent publications include Theatre, Sacrifice, Ritual: Exploring Forms of Political Theatre (2005), The Transformative Power of Performance: A New Aesthetics (2008), and Performance and the Politics of Space: Theatre and Topology (edited with Benjamin Wihstutz, 2012).

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