10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACCHIC»
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Bacchic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Bacchic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ritual Texts for the Afterlife: Orpheus and the
Bacchic Gold ...
These texts, dating from the late fifth century BCE to the second century CE, have been part of the scholarly debate on ancient afterlife beliefs since the end of the nineteenth century.
Fritz Graf, Sarah Iles Johnston, 2013
2
The Eleusinian and
Bacchic Mysteries
1875 These observances once represented the spiritual life of Greece, and were considered for two thousand years and more the appointed means for regeneration through an interior union with the Divine Essence.
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Bacchic Medicine: Wine and Alcohol Therapies from Napoleon ...
Bacchic Medicine also discusses the contemporary debate over the role of alcohol and wine in preventive medicine.
4
Paradise Earned: The
Bacchic-Orphic Gold Lamellae of Crete
This is a study of the twelve small gold lamellae from Crete that were tokens for entrance into a golden afterlife: the deceased who were buried or cremated with them believed that they had 'earned Paradise.
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The Frogs of Aristophanes: With Notes and Critical and ...
To bring evidence of this characteristic attribute of the Bacchic worship from
vases and statuary, would be to shower down all Zoega, Visconti, and
Winckleniann (to say nothing of Hope and Montfaucon) upon the reader. So
strongly did it ...
Aristophanes, Thomas Mitchell, 1839
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The Frogs of Aristophanes, with notes by T. Mitchell
To bring evidence of this characteristic attribute of the Bacchic worship from
vases and statuary, would be to shower down all Zoega, Visconti, and
Winckleruann (to say nothing of Hope and Montfaucon) upon the reader. So
strongly did it ...
Aristophanes, Thomas Mitchell, 1839
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A Dissertation on the Eleusinian and
Bacchic Mysteries
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
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Ritual Texts for the Afterlife: Orpheus and the
Bacchic Gold ...
First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Bacchic Rite centers around the allegory of the youthful Bacchus (Dionysos
or Zagreus) being torn to pieces by the Titans. These giants accomplished the
destruction of Bacchus by causing him to become fascinated by his own image in
a ...
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Retrospectives: Essays in Literature, Poetics and Cultural ...
In Italy, the Bacchic myths were variously represented and interpreted by poets,
artists and thinkers from Ficino and Poliziano to Titian and Flaminio, while in
France in the mid-sixteenth century they enjoyed a heyday of comparable
splendour, ...
Terence Cave, Neil Kenny, Wes Williams, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACCHIC»
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Bacchic is used in the context of the following news items.
Where Orpheus Played -- And Lost His Lyre, Love and Life …
... and the doughty Ciconian wenches decided to prove the point by tearing poor Orpheus limb from limb in a frenzied outburst of Bacchic orgy. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
In search of the authentic: taking tragedy home
... atmospheric music trickled threateningly from the speakers, and the smoke machine produced a Bacchic mist that swallowed up the actors. «Varsity Online, Jun 15»
Apes Are Our Barfly Ancestors, Study Shows
... has recently been studying chimpanzees in the Republic of Guinea and they have observed that apes are inclined towards Bacchic habits, ... «The Monitor Daily, Jun 15»
Head over heels
Holten throws in a few political glosses: the book-burning instigated by the Shepherd's Bacchic followers seems to imply an identification with ... «The Sunday Times, May 15»
King Roger @ Royal Opera House, London
Egged on by his lsomewhat hysterical queen, Roxana, Roger is initially drawn to the Bacchic cult, only to hesitate in the final scene, sensing a ... «musicOMH.com, May 15»
The Royal Baby Should Read These 12 Books Over the Course of …
... Donna Tartt's classic campus novel, but hopefully she won't try to recreate the murdery stuff (though the bacchic orgies aren't necessarily out of the question). «Bustle, May 15»
On National Sibling Day, We Can Learn So Much From These 10 …
One night, Laura gives in to the goblins' temptation and eats their juicy wares, causing the young maiden to undergo a frenzy of bacchic ... «Bustle, Apr 15»
Ethel Smyth belongs on the list of great women composers
... Women) while the composer, beaming approbation from an overlooking upper window, beat time in almost Bacchic frenzy with a toothbrush.”. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Opera: Richard Wagner's penchant for mingling gods and mortals appears in this tale of the title character's bacchic indulgence in the land of ... «Chicagomag.com, Feb 15»
Rijksmuseum Acquires $28 Million Bronze
The Rijksmuseum bought Adriaen de Vries bronze Bacchic figure supporting the globe (1626) at Christie's New York last week for $27.9 million ... «artnet News, Dec 14»
