Bacchae and Other Plays — Euripides

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 as natural 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

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 as natural 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