The Bacchae

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Michael Phillip and Timothy Owen Desmond in the context of comparing it to Plato's Republic and exploring its hidden esoteric teachings.

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Jacob Howland as an example of Greek tragedy where identity markers erode.

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Sarah Miles as one of the great tragedians of Aristophanes' time.

Mentioned by Deacon Harrison Garlick as one of the most disturbing Greek plays, focusing on Dionysus's return and its relation to Plato's Symposium.

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Melvyn Bragg in the discussion of Euripides' works.

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