18 books like Bacchae

What to read after Bacchae — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Bacchae, and other plays Euripides · 1954 · ★ 4.1 · 234p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Ion, The women of Troy, Helen, The Bacchae. Shares: Bacchantes, Ion, Pentheus, Rhesus

Iphigenia in Tauris Euripides · 1833 · ★ 4.0 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Challenging This is the translation of the Euripides play about the princess Iphigeneia who narrowly avoided death by sacrifice at the hands of her father, Agamemnon. She was saved by the goddess Artemis, to whom the sacrifice was to be made, and swept off to Tauris. As a priestess at the goddess' temple, she has the gruesome task of ritually sacrificing foreigners who land on King Thoas's shores. It has… Shares: Bacchantes, Pentheus, Rhesus, Dionysus

Euripides Euripides · 1597 · ★ 4.2 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Demanding In nine paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer the most comprehensive selection of the Greek tragedies available in English. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been the preferred choice of over three million readers for personal libraries and individual study as well as for classroom use. Shares: Bacchantes, Pentheus, Rhesus, Dionysus

The Trojan women of Euripides Euripides · 1905 · ★ 3.9 · 94p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Published in 1915, this book features Gilbert Murray’s translation of Euripides’ 415 BCE tragedy. The play chronicles the aftermath of the Trojan War, specifically the suffering of the Trojan women at the hands of the Greeks. Shares: Helen of Troy, Hecuba, Trojan War, Greek drama

Medea Euripides · 1703 · ★ 4.0 · 87p · ≈ 2h · Demanding "Medea has been betrayed. Her husband, Jason, has left her for a younger woman. He has forgotten all the promises he made and is even prepared to abandon their two sons. But Medea is not a woman to accept such disrespect passively. Strongwilled and fiercely intelligent, she turns her formidable energies to working out the greatest, and most horrifying, revenge possible." "Euripides' devastating… Shares: Helen of Troy, Dionysus, Greek drama, Drama

Hecuba Euripides · 1518 · 139p · ≈ 4h · Demanding "In the three great war plays contained in this volume Euripides subjects the sufferings of Troy's survivors to a harrowing examination. The horrific brutality which both women and children undergo evokes a response of unparalleled intensity in the playwright whom Aristotle called the most tragic of poets. Yet the new battle-ground of the aftermath of war is one in which the women of Troy evince… Shares: Hecuba, Iphigenia, Trojan War, Drama

Medea and other plays Euripides · 1963 · ★ 4.0 · 205p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Medea/Hecabe/Electra/HeraclesFour devastating Greek tragedies showing the powerful brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatredThe first playwright to depict suffering without reference to the gods, Euripides made his characters speak in human terms and face the consequences of their actions. In Medea, a woman rejected by her lover takes hideous revenge by murdering the children they both… Shares: Helen of Troy, Hecuba, Greek drama, Drama

Plays Aeschylus · 1828 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Challenging "Four Plays" by Aeschylus is a collection that typically includes some of the most significant works by this ancient Greek playwright, who is often referred to as the father of tragedy. Aeschylus' plays are known for their profound exploration of justice, power, and the divine. While different collections might include various selections, four of his most famous plays are: "Agamemnon": The first… Shares: Greek drama, History and criticism, Drama

Ausgewählte Komödien des Aristophanes Aristophanes · 1852 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Die 'Ausgewählten Werke von Aristophanes' bieten einen tiefen Einblick in das antike griechische Theater und die satirische Komödie. Aristophanes' Werke zeichnen sich durch ihre humorvolle und sarkastische Darstellung politischer und sozialer Themen aus, die auch heute noch relevant sind. Seine Stücke sind bekannt für ihre lebendigen Dialoge, komplexen Charaktere und oft absurden Handlungen. Der… Shares: Greek drama, Criticism and interpretation

The plays of Euripides Euripides · 1602 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Demanding Euripides’ classic play, based on the myth of Jason and Medea, about a barbarian woman who retaliates against the husband who leaves her—here in the 1912 translation by Gilbert Murray into English rhyming verse. With explanatory notes. Shares: Greek drama, Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, Mythology

Iphigénie Jean Racine · 1769 · 91p · ≈ 3h · Demanding Créée à Versailles le 18 août 1674, Iphigénie marque le retour de Racine à des thèmes mythologiques après une série de sujets historiques (Britannicus, Bérénice, Bajazet, Mithridate). Sur les rivages d'Aulis, les Grecs se préparent à aller attaquer Troie. Mais ils ne peuvent atteindre Troie, car les dieux retiennent les vents nécessaires au départ de l'expédition. Agamemnon, leur chef, est donc… Shares: Iphigenia, History and criticism, Drama

Iphigenia in Aulis Euripides · 1831 · ★ 3.8 · 127p · ≈ 4h · Challenging 2 volumes ; 22 cm Shares: Iphigenia, Greek drama, Mythology, Drama

Aeschyli Tragoediae Aeschylus · 1809 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Introduction in English Shares: Greek drama, Drama

Ten plays Euripides · 1960 · ★ 4.1 · 358p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The first playwright of democracy, Euripides wrote with enduring insight and biting satire about social and political problems of Athenian life.  In contrast to his contemporaries, he brought an exciting--and, to the Greeks, a stunning--realism to the "pure and noble form" of tragedy.  For the first time in history, heroes and heroines on the stage were not… Shares: Greek drama, Drama

Birds Aristophanes · 1824 · ★ 3.8 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Enter the whimsical world of ancient Greece with "The Birds" by Aristophanes. This timeless comedy transports readers to a fantastical realm where birds hold sway over gods and men, and where laughter reigns supreme. As Aristophanes unfolds his comedic masterpiece, questions arise: What mischief will the birds get up to? And what lessons will they teach us about power, authority, and the… Shares: Dionysus, Greek drama, Drama

Frogs Aristophanes · 1785 · ★ 3.8 · 114p · ≈ 3h · Demanding Among extant Greek comedies, the Frogs is unique for the light it throws on classical Greek attitudes to tragedy and to literature in general. It merits a much more extensive commentary than it has so far received, for the establishment of the text itself has rested for over a century on collations which were inadequate and inaccurate. At the same time, its most problematic passages have been the… Shares: Dionysus, Greek drama, Drama

Three plays Euripides · 1811 · 165p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Shares: Hecuba, Iphigenia, Drama Shares: Hecuba, Iphigenia, Drama

Heracles Euripides · 1876 · ★ 3.9 · 429p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Heracles Euripides - Euripides' Heracles is an extraordinary play, innovative in its treatment of the myth, bold in its dramatic structure, and filled with effective human pathos. The play tells a tale of horror: Heracles, the greatest hero of the Greeks, is maddened by the gods to murder his wife and children. But this suffering and divine malevolence are leavened by the friendship between… Shares: Trojan War, Greek drama, Criticism and interpretation, Drama

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