{"product_id":"the-bacchae-of-euripides-hardcover","title":"The Bacchae of Euripides (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthoritatively translated by scholar and academic Gilbert Murray, this edition of Bacchae by Euripides is of high quality, allowing the reader ease of interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFamously premiered at the Theatre of Dionysus in 405 B.C. , this play is concerned with displaying two sides of human nature. One side is embodied by Pentheus - the King of Thebes - who employs reason, logic and forethought in his behaviour. The impulsive and rash side to man, operating on hunches and instinct, finds its embodiment in Dionysus.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eWith this as his basis, Euripides offers us a tragic plotline which explores the connections between man and beast in highlighting that completely ignoring Dionysus' approach is perilous, for its denies the soul a kind of spiritualism which all living beings experience and live among.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44293588582561,"sku":"9781387771400","price":45.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1y8ey4zd-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1714486330","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bacchae-of-euripides-hardcover","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}