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Euripides’s “Bakkhai”: Is Dionysus Jesus?

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Euripides’s “Bakkhai” is an extraordinary play, and functions on many fascinating levels. At one level it can be read as an indictment of rationalism, and a warning to the audience against atheism. Toward the beginning of the play, for example, … Continue reading →

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