Drama Classics: Bacchae by Euripides, Nick Hern Books

Series Title: Drama Classics (NHB Classic Plays)

Story Title: Bacchae

Issue #: N/A

Date of Publication: 24 September 1998

Edition: First Edition (Drama Classics series)

Publisher: Nick Hern Books

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Language: English

Cover Price: £4.99 (UK)

ISBN: 9781854594112

Cover Artists: Peter Bennett (cover design)

Writers: Euripides (translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael)

Characters: Dionysos, Pentheus, Agave, Cadmus, Tiresias, and the Bacchae chorus

Key Facts: Compact, affordable Drama Classics edition of Euripides’ tragedy (first staged in Athens, 405 BC). Translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael. Focuses on Dionysos’ revenge against Pentheus of Thebes and the Bacchanalian rites. Includes biographical notes, chronology, and production background. Part of the NHB series aimed at students, actors, and theatregoers.

Page Count: 72 pages