The Bacchae of Euripides, by Euripides
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The Bacchae of Euripides, by Euripides- Amazon Sales Rank: #7982714 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .9" w x 6.00" l, .15 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 38 pages
About the Author Euripides (c. 480 406 BCE) wrote some ninety plays, nineteen of which have survived.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Clear and rhythmic translation By EmmaChief Helpful for a first-time reader. The translator forces rhyme, which would normally offend, but in this case keeps the rhythm foremost while reading. I liked this version.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Chilling Story of a God's Obsessive Desire for Worship By Elflover For those who enjoy Greek tragedy, Euripides' classic continues the tradition of gods doing disgusting things when they aren't given "godly" respect. Those who don't enjoy Greek tragedy will find the Chorus's musings annoying, boring and excessively long, but if you can get through it, you'll get an overall picture that's both fascinating and disturbing.Warning: spoilers to come: In Euripides' The Bacchae, we see in gods all of the worst emotions that humans possess, but with powers that allow them to carry these emotions to excess. This story exemplifies the gods' petty, spiteful, and cruel natures, without any sense of morality that defines what we think of as a godly, perfect being. Any offense can be justified. The worst part is that they force humans to take part in their guilt, to lifelong detriment. Dionysus blinds Agaue and forces her to kill her own son. He shields from her the knowledge of her act until after it is done. Yet even this is not enough revenge for him, since he then banishes and separates her from her parents. (Last scene) Euripides does not judge Dionysus' actions; rather, he explains them in a rather detached way. The Chorus, who at first assures its audience that to obey laws and live moderately is wise, (first scene) then takes a different tack. In the proverb of Plato (third ode), the Chorus seems to throw away its first advice and tells the audience that personal advantage and revenge are justified. Dionysus epitomizes the fact that when a human does wrong, gods punish them, but there is no corresponding wrong for gods. Gods can lie, as when Dionysus deceives Pentheus and tricks him into taking women's garb. Gods are very good at lying, murder, and corruption, yet they must be treated as good and beautiful no matter how monstrous their deeds. This fact is verified in many other myths, such as when Athena blames Medusa for being raped by Poseidon (many later writers "cleaned up" that tale, but in the original, it was anything but a love story). It does not matter if one is a victim; if the gods want revenge, they take it. The relationship between humans and gods, therefore, is one that disadvantages humans. They must respect, admire, worship, make sacrifices, and treat the gods as if they are perfect, even though, in fact, they are quite the opposite. If humans do not worship them, gods will demonstrate just how little they deserve worship. The only way for humans to survive, therefore, is to close their minds to the horror of which gods are capable, and continue to stroke their egos. If humans do this, then it is possible to gain favored status with the gods. In other words, you must become as deceitful as the gods in order to survive their idiosyncrasies. This is the lesson in most of the Greek tragedies, and especially in The Bacchae.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A profoundly disturbing Greek drama that warns of the dangers ... By Anderson R. Rearick III A profoundly disturbing Greek drama that warns of the dangers of holding human intellect above the divine. It can also be read as the division between rational world view against the archetypal instinctual essence of the human heart.
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