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Dionysiac Poetics and Euripides' Bacchae: Expanded Edition Paperback – Nov. 16 1997

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In his play Bacchae, Euripides chooses as his central figure the god who crosses the boundaries among god, man, and beast, between reality and imagination, and between art and madness. In so doing, he explores what in tragedy is able to reach beyond the social, ritual, and historical context from which tragedy itself rises. Charles Segal's reading of Euripides' Bacchae builds gradually from concrete details of cult, setting, and imagery to the work's implications for the nature of myth, language, and theater. This volume presents the argument that the Dionysiac poetics of the play characterize a world view and an art form that can admit logical contradictions and hold them in suspension.

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    440 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    Nov. 16 1997
  4. Dimensions
    15.24 x 2.82 x 22.86 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    069101597X
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0691015972
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"Here the fruits of intensive and sustained scholarship are combined with a sophisticated awareness of current critical theory to offer a powerful reading of one of the greatest plays of the tradition. . . . Segal offers an exemplary instance of the fusion of traditional scholarship and current critical practice."---Cyrus Hamlin, Recherches Sémiotiques/Semiotic Inquiry

"Well-written and well-documented, based on extensive reading and intensive study, [the book] reveals the Bacchae as a much more beautiful, more interesting, and more important play than has thus far been realized."---W. J. Verdenius, Mnemosyne

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Charles Segal is Walter C. Klein Professor of the Classics at Harvard University. His many books include Poetry and Myth in Ancient Pastoral and Lucretius on Death and Anxiety, both published by Princeton University Press.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Nov. 16 1997
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Expanded
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 440 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 069101597X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691015972
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 624 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.82 x 22.86 cm
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  • euripidesgirl
    4.0 out of 5 stars so many ideas...so little time...
    Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2003
    Charles Segal is acknowledged as one of the foremost authorities on Euripides' Bacchae, and has written several billion other articles on this subject and other themes in Greek literature. So he knows a thing or two. Now this helps, as just about any idea that one has while reading the Bacchae can be found dissected and pondered over in this book. Segal brings together psychoanalytical theory, ritualistic (a la Seaford) theory, and many, many others. However...it takes a while to read and some parts take a while to digest. Overall, though, it is very comprehensive and a must for anyone contemplating studying this fantastic play. One complaint: the bibliographies are great, but the afterword (of the 1997 edition) mentions some texts which aren't at the back, and one which doesn't even seem to exist!!! Gah! But, nice one, Mr Segal...sets the bar.
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