The Bacchae was a wild ride. This tragic tale of vengeance and brutality was engaging from beginning to end and I found myself easily hooked by the narrative. My favourite aspect of this novel was the copious rapid-fire exchanges between Dionysus and Pentheus. The writing was sharp and I could easily imagine the acerbic barbs being tossed around on a stage in front of me.

This is an excellent play to pick apart and analyze I found myself curious about so much as the play unfolded. From questions of 5th-century feminism to Athenian views on alcoholism, The Bacchae was rife for exploration. With strong characters and incisive themes, this is a great play for independent reading as well as classroom discussion.

As someone who's never studied classical literature, I found this edition of The Bacchae incredibly useful. Esposito filled this text with helpful footnotes and his translation was incredibly readable and smooth. While I don't have much to compare it with I would say nay classics noobs like me probably won't have trouble parsing this one.

I also got a solid grade on the essay I wrote on the play so that was icing on the cake.