Medea
Euripides · Ancient · Tragedy
Ancient · Tragedy
The Bacchae
by Euripides. Dionysus destroys a king who refuses to recognize irrational and sacred forces within human nature.
- Date
- c. 405 BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Greece
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Tragedy
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Short
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Dionysus destroys a king who refuses to recognize irrational and sacred forces within human nature.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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