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Dionysus’ Victim: The Pentheus Myth beyond Euripides
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English
Published/Copyright:
2026
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This book investigates ancient texts of culture about Pentheus. It includes a section devoted to the rigorous Quellenforschung and a detailed analysis of the stylistic and thematic features of each of them.
The results of the author’s inquiry are original and thought provoking as he argues that in the vast majority of cases the scholarly tradition, according to which authors engaged in a direct intertextual dialogue with Euripides, is not tenable. Having established this, the author turns to specific features of each text and image in order to inquire about the meaning and function that Pentheus’ myth played in them.
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Bartłomiej Bednarek, Ph.D. (2015) is Assistant Professor at Charles University in Prague. He has published books and articles on Greek Religion, especially on Dionysus, including The Myth of Lycurgus in Aeschylus, Naevius, and Beyond (Brill 2021).
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eBook published on:
November 4, 2025
eBook ISBN:
9789004746534
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Front matter:
12
Main content:
288
eBook ISBN:
9789004746534
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars and graduate students interested in ancient literature (especially drama/theatre) and ancient religion, ancient art, history of ideas, cultural anthropology.
