{"product_id":"looking-at-bacchae-paperback","title":"Looking at Bacchae - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Stuttard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBacchae\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most troubling yet intriguing of Greek tragedies. Written during Euripides' self-imposed exile in Macedonia, it tells of the brutal murder and dismemberment of Pentheus by his mother and aunts who, driven temporarily insane, have joined the Bacchae (devotees of the god Dionysus, or Bacchus). The startling plot, driven by Dionysus' desire to punish his family for refusing to accept his divinity, and culminating in the excruciating pathos of a mother's realization that she has killed her son, has held audiences transfixed since its original performance (when it won first prize). It is one of the most performed and studied plays in the Greek tragic corpus, with a strong history of reception down to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of essays by eminent academics gathered from across the globe explores the themes, staging and reception of the play, with essays on the characters Dionysus and Pentheus, the role of the chorus of Bacchae, key themes such as revenge, women and religion, and the historical and literary contexts of the play. The essays are accompanied by David Stuttard's English translation which is performer-friendly, accessible and closely accurate to the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Stuttard \u003c\/b\u003ehas directed his own translations and adaptations of Greek drama including \u003ci\u003eBacchae\u003c\/i\u003e throughout the UK and in classical theatres in Turkey and Albania. He is the founder of the theatre company Actors of Dionysus and has edited \u003ci\u003eLooking at Lysistrata\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eLooking at Medea\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) for Bloomsbury. His other publications include \u003ci\u003eParthenon: Power and Politics on the Acropolis\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003eA History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives \u003c\/i\u003e(2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42168731926663,"sku":"9781474221474","price":64.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7c8333a32286645ddb368aae25176a63.webp?v=1733337130","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/looking-at-bacchae-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}