Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2011-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 1242 Euripides -406 Ευριπίδης Eurípides Murray, Gilbert 1866 1957 Murray, George Gilbert Aimé Murray, George Gilbert Aime The Bacchae of Euripides Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Barbara Watson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Bacchae of Euripides" by Euripides is a Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BC. This play delves into themes of divinity, madness, and the conflict between reason and passion, focusing on the figure of Dionysus, the god of wine and revelry, and the consequences of denying his divinity. The central character is Pentheus, the king of Thebes, who opposes the worship of Dionysus and faces tragic consequences as a result of this defiance. At the start of "The Bacchae," we are introduced to Dionysus, who reveals himself as the son of Zeus and Semelê, coming to Thebes to claim recognition for his divinity. The atmosphere is charged as he prepares to confront the citizens of Thebes, especially Pentheus, who mocks the new god and seeks to suppress his worship. The opening sets the stage for the unfolding drama, highlighting the tension between the wild, ecstatic worship of Dionysus and the rational, ordered approach of Pentheus, culminating in themes of madness and the consequences of hubris that will define the tragic narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Dionysus (Greek deity) -- Drama Pentheus, King of Thebes (Mythological character) -- Drama Bacchantes -- Drama PA Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 167173 167131 2024-10-15T04:17:51.437456 2023-09-15T09:59:52.541541 text/html text/html 166791 2021-01-07T11:42:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 231049 2021-01-07T11:42:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 334412 2024-10-15T04:17:59.477401 application/epub+zip 336791 2024-10-15T04:17:54.066461 application/epub+zip 128156 2024-10-15T04:17:52.404413 application/epub+zip 362043 2024-10-15T04:18:02.362356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359524 2024-10-15T04:17:58.285413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214388 2022-09-16T07:21:29.568194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133527 133304 2024-10-15T04:17:50.454435 2023-09-15T09:59:51.752519 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 133286 2021-01-07T11:42:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50110 2021-01-07T11:42:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 133281 2021-01-07T11:42:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50005 2021-01-07T11:42:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23034 2024-10-15T04:18:02.506364 application/rdf+xml 13655 2024-10-15T04:17:52.971439 image/jpeg 3796 2024-10-15T04:17:52.687523 image/jpeg 295915 2024-10-15T04:17:51.463410 application/octet-stream application/zip el.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia