Bacchae and Other Plays Iphigenia among the Taurians; Bacchae; Iphigenia at Aulis; Rhesus

by Euripides; Morwood, James; Hall, Edith

• ISBN13: 9780199540525
• ISBN10: 0199540527
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Iphigenia among the Taurians Bacchae Iphigenia at Aulis Rhesus The four plays newly translated in this volume are among Euripides' most exciting works. Iphigenia among the Taurians is a story of escape and contrasting Greek and barbarian civilization, set on the Black Sea at the edge of the known world. Bacchae, a profound exploration of the human psyche,deals with the appalling consequences of resistance to Dionysus, god of wine and unfettered emotion. This tragedy, which above all others speaks to our post-Freudian era, is one of Euripides' two last surviving plays. The second, Iphigenia at Aulis, centres on the ultimate dysfunctional family asnatural emotion is tested in the tragic crucible of the Greek expedition against Troy. Lastly, Rhesus, probably the work of another playwright, is a thrilling, action-packed Iliad in miniature, dealing with a grisly event in the Trojan War.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Introduction
Note on the Translation
Select Bibliography
A Chronology of Euripides' Work and Times
Map of the Greek World
Iphigenia Among the Taurians	p. 1
Bacchae	p. 44
Iphigenia at Aulis	p. 84
Rhesus	p. 133
Explanatory Notes	p. 163
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