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Bacchai (Bacchae) by Euripides; a new translation by Colin Teevan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Bacchai (Bacchae) about?
Dionysos, the God of wine and theatre has returned to his native land to take revenge on the puritanical Pentheus who refuses to recognise him of his rites. Remorselessly, savagely and with black humour, the God drives Pentheus and all the city to their shocking fate. Limelight after decades of anonymity. This version was specially commissioned by the National Theatre for a production in May 2002, directed by Sir Peter Hall and scored by Sir Harrison Birtwhistle.
Who reads Bacchai (Bacchae)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Euripides; a new translation by Colin Teevan
- Publisher
- OBERON BOOKS Ltd
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781849436144
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Drama, Literary Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (33 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Bakkhai (Greek Tragedy in New Translations) (2001)
- Euripides Bacchae (1960)
- The Bacchae : a translation with commentary by Geoffrey S. Kirk, with a series introd. by Eric A. Havelock (1970)
- Bacchai: After "The Bacchae" of Euripides (Oberon Modern Plays) (2012)
- The Bakkhai (English and Ancient Greek Edition) (1978)
- Bacchae (1998)
- The Bacchae (1982)
- The Bacchae (2013)
- The Bacchae the Frogs: Two Plays of Dionysus (Crofts Classics) (1993)
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