The Bacchae

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Bacchae by Euripides, translated by Gilbert Murray. This tragedy is based on the mythological story of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agave, 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 For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (44MB)

Directors & creators

Euripides

Subjects

librivox; audio; euripides; tragedy; bacchae

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