The Bacchae
Written by Euripides
Narrated by LibriVox Community
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About this audiobook
The tragedy is based on the mythological story of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agavë, and their punishment by the god Dionysus (who is Pentheus' cousin) for refusing to worship him. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Cast:Dionysus: mb
Cadmus: Bruce Pirie
Pentheus: Algy Pug
Agave: Roseanne Schmidt
Teiresias: Matthew Reece
Soldier: John Fricker
Messenger: Dale Burgess
Chorus/Narrator: Elizabeth Klett
Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett
Euripides
Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens. He was born on Salamis Island around 480 BC to his mother, Cleito, and father, Mnesarchus, a retailer who lived in a village near Athens. He had two disastrous marriages, and both his wives—Melite and Choerine (the latter bearing him three sons)—were unfaithful. He became a recluse, making a home for himself in a cave on Salamis. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. He became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education. The details of his death are uncertain.
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Reviews for The Bacchae
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Omg, this was unintentionally entertaining, the voice actors did great but the production was all over the place, inconsistent accents, some sound about 12 years old, one sounds like it was recorded on a Zoom call, I swear I heard Dionysus break and laugh at some of his lines, the "chorus" is a single voice actor whose audio has been duplicated and sounds like a demon, nargle lord of chaos... I was grinning the whole time. Bravo.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Though I am new to mythology, Shakespeare, and translated works, this was a confusing one to understand. The characters had too much jumped from one to next. The lines did not fully connect, marking it confusing to hear the story.