The Bacchae and Other Plays

Euripides

Penguin Classics（2006/01発売）

Penguin Classics（2006/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 432 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780140447262
• DDC分類 882.01

Full Description

Through their sheer range, daring innovation, flawed but eloquent characters and intriguing plots, the plays of Euripides have shocked and stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. Phoenician Women portrays the rival sons of King Oedipus and their mother's doomed attempts at reconciliation, while Orestes shows a son ravaged with guilt after the vengeful murder of his mother. In the Bacchae, a king mistreats a newcomer to his land, little knowing that he is the god Dionysus disguised as a mortal, while in Iphigenia at Aulis, the Greek leaders take the horrific decision to sacrifice a princess to gain favour from the gods in their mission to Troy. Finally, the Rhesus depicts a world of espionage between the warring Greek and Trojan camps.

Contents

The Bacchae and Other PlaysGeneral Introduction
Chronological Table
Note on the Text
Translator's Note
Preface to Phoenician Women
Phoenician Women

Preface to Orestes
Orestes

Preface to Bacchae
Bacchae

Preface to Iphigenia at Aulis
Iphigenia at Aulis

Preface to Rhesus
Rhesus

Notes
Bibliography
Glossary of Mythological and Geographical Names