Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this series of new translations. Students are encouraged to engage with the text through detailed commentaries, including suggestions for discussion and analysis. In addition, numerous practical questions stimulate ideas on staging and encourage students to explore the play's dramatic qualities. Bacchae is suitable for students of both Classical Civilisation and Drama. Useful features include full synopsis of the play, commentary alongside translation for easy reference and a comprehensive introduction to the Greek Theatre. Bacchae is aimed primarily at A-level and undergraduate students in the UK, and college students in North America.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge Translations From Greek Drama .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 114 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Cambridge University Press .

John Harrison is a well known business studies text book author and is the Overseas Development Officer of the Society of Teachers in Business Education. Judith Affleck is Head of Classics at King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. Clive Letchford is Teaching Fellow in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Warwick, UK.

This book has the following chapters: Introduction; Bacchae: Translation and commentary; Guide to Pronunciation of Names; Synopsis of the Play; Index