{"product_id":"9781118609750","title":"Dionysus Resurrected: Performances of Euripides' The Bacchae in a Globalizing World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDionysus Resurrected\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the global resurgence since the late 1960s of Euripides’ \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e. By analyzing and contextualizing these modern day performances, the author reveals striking parallels between transformational events taking place during the era of the play’s revival and events within the play itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePuts forward a lively discussion of the parallels between transformational eventsduring the era of the play’s revival and events within the play itself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first comparative study to analyse and contextualize performances of \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e that took place between 1968 and 2009 from the United States, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that presentations of the play not only represent liminal states but also transfer the spectators into such states\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContends that the play’s reflection on various stages of globalization render the tragedy a contemporary play\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablishes the importance of \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e within Euripides’ work as the only extant tragedy in which the god Dionysus himself appears, not just as a character but as the protagonist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113807036656,"sku":"9781118609750","price":100.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118609750_p0.jpg?v=1763694841","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118609750","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}