Bacchae vs The Bacchae, and other plays: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Ion, Bacchantes, Pentheus, Rhesus, Helen of Troy, Dionysus

Cover of Bacchae

Bacchae Euripides · 1821 ★★★★☆ 4.0 234 pages · ≈ 4 h 20 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Bacchae, and other plays

The Bacchae, and other plays Euripides · 1954 ★★★★☆ 4.1 234 pages · ≈ 4 h 20 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Bacchae, and other plays is the easier read (Moderate), Bacchae more demanding (Demanding).

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