{"product_id":"the-bacchae-hardcover","title":"The Bacchae: A Classical Tragedy of Dionysus and the Limits of Reason - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEuripides\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA classical tragedy examining divine power, human resistance, and the consequences of denying the irrational within ordered life.\u003c\/strong\u003e In \u003cem\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/em\u003e, Euripides presents the conflict between Pentheus, king of Thebes, and Dionysus, the god whose presence disrupts established authority and social control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe drama unfolds through a structured progression of opposition and revelation, with the tension between order and ecstasy driving the action. Euripides's method integrates choral reflection with dramatic confrontation, allowing the themes of transformation, identity, and recognition to emerge through performance and speech. The work maintains a balance between psychological insight and mythic structure, with the divine operating both as external force and internal disruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegarded as one of Euripides's most powerful tragedies, \u003cem\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/em\u003e remains central to classical literature for its treatment of the limits of reason, the nature of belief, and the instability of human control in the presence of the divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45164906578059,"sku":"9781515426325","price":48.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/BVtjOuL5EU9781515426325.webp?v=1783257219","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-bacchae-hardcover","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}