Mystery Cults, Theatre and Athenian Politics

This new comparative reading of Euripides'' Bacchae and Aristophanes'' Frogs sets the two plays squarely in their contemporary social and political context and explores their impact on the audiences of the time. Both were composed during a crucial period of Athenian political life following the oligarchic seizure of power in 411 BC and the restoration of democracy in 410 BC, and were in all likeli...