The City of Dionysos: A Study of Euripides' Bakchai

by Valdis Leinieks

Overview

The volumes published in the series Beiträge zur Altertumskunde comprise monographs, collective volumes, editions, translations and commentaries on various topics from the fields of Greek and Latin Philology, Ancient History, Archeology, Ancient Philosophy as well as Classical Reception Studies. The series thus offers indispensable research tools for a wide range of disciplines related to Ancient Studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783598776373
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	01/01/1996
Series:	Beiträge zur Altertumskunde , #88
Edition description:	Reprint 2014
Pages:	407
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

A Crisis of Confidence.- Dionysiac Revelry.- Frenzy and Delusion.- God and Man.- Body, Soul, and Mind.- Dionysos and the Mysteries.- The Cult of Dionysos.- Festivals of Dionysos.- Pentheus the Man.- Perception.- Respect.- Wisdom.- Tranquility.- Dionysos the Liberator.- The City of Dionysos.- Dionysos and Tragedy.- Problems in the Text.