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Bacchae. Iphigenia at Aulis. Rhesus

By Euripides
Series: Loeb Classical Library
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This volume features three significant ancient plays by Euripides and an additional work on the Trojan War. Bacchae explores the tragic downfall of King Pentheus as he defies the god Dionysus and faces dire consequences. Iphigenia at Aulis tells the poignant tale of Agamemnon's daughter, sacrificed to appease Artemis for safe passage to Troy. Rhesus, likely not by Euripides, portrays a crucial episode in the Trojan War. This edition includes a precise translation alongside the Greek text.
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Ideal for readers passionate about classical literature, ancient Greek drama, and the cultural heritage of tragedy. Scholars and students of Greek theatre will find the faithful translation and scholarly editing particularly valuable.

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Euripides (ca. 485–406 BC) has been prized in every age for his emotional and intellectual drama. Eighteen of his ninety or so plays survive complete, including Medea, Hippolytus, and Bacchae, one of the great masterpieces of the tragic genre. Fragments of his lost plays also survive.

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One of antiquity's greatest poets, Euripides has been prized in every age for the pathos, terror, and intellectual probing of his dramatic creations. This volume completes the new six-volume Loeb Classical Library edition of his plays.

In Bacchae, a masterpiece of tragic drama, Euripides tells the story of King Pentheus's resistance to the worship of Dionysus and his horrific punishment.

Iphigenia at Aulis recounts the sacrifice of Agamemnon's daughter to Artemis, the price exacted by the goddess for favourable sailing winds.

Rhesus (probably not by Euripides) dramatizes a pivotal incident in the Trojan War. David Kovacs presents a faithful and skilfully worded translation of the three plays, facing a freshly edited Greek text.

Series: Loeb Classical Library

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674996014

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 January 2003

Country: United States

Imprint: LOEB

Contributors:

  • Edited and translated by David Kovacs
  • Edited and translated by David Kovacs

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 108.0mm

Height: 162.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 464

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Arts & Culture Euripides Non-Fiction Series: Loeb Classical Library

About the Author

David Kovacs is Hugh H. Obear Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia.

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