Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 211-236).
Contents
Part I : Myth and cultus -- Part II : Dionysus -- The birthplace of cult of Dionysus -- The son of Zeus and Semele -- The myths of his epiphany -- The god who comes -- The symbol of the mask -- Pandemonium and silence -- The world bewitched -- The somber madness -- Modern theories -- The mad god -- The vine -- Dionysus revealed in vegetative nature -- Dionysus and the elements of moisture -- Dionysus and the women -- Ariadne -- The fate of Dionysus -- Dionysus and Apollos -- Concluding remarks on tragedy.