The Bacchae (Euripides)

The Bacchae: 25 Question-and-Answer Guide

A drama of madness, piety, gore, and civilizational collapse

Sep 14 • Ascend Book Club

The Spiritual Crisis of Women

The Rise of the American Bacchae

Aug 21 • Ascend Book Club

Madness and Piety: A Discussion on The Bacchae Part II

Today on Ascend: The Great Books Podcast, we plunge into the second part of Euripides’ The Bacchae—a harrowing yet gripping Greek tragedy that leads us…

Jun 24, 2025 • Ascend Book Club

1:51:06

Madness and Piety: A Discussion on The Bacchae Part I

Madness, piety, gore, and reason!

Jun 17, 2025 • Ascend Book Club

2:26:55

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