Concepts of ecstasy in Euripides’ “Bacchanals” and their interpretation
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis January 16, 2019 Lilian Portefaix
In dealing with ecstasy in antiquity, scholars usually refer to Euripides' "Bacchanals"' as one of the most reliable sources with regard to this phenomenon. This drama can also be supplemented by vase paintings, which to a great extent deal with motives from the circle of Dionysos. We can observe that the ecstatic experience, as depicted by Euripides contains such psychological phenomena as...