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Aeschylus (525 - 456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. In Prometheus Bound, the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept. The Suppliants tells the story of the fifty daughters of Danaus who must flee to escape enforced marriages, while Seven Against Thebes shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus. And The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the aftermath of the defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, with a sympathetic portrayal of its disgraced King Xerxes. Philip Vellacott's evocative translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology. 160 pages
Books: Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound, the Suppliants, Seven Against Thebes, the Persians
Author
Philip Vellacott and Aeschylus
Title
Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound, the Suppliants, Seven Against Thebes, the Persians
Publisher name
Penguin Classics 1961 Paperback
Shipping time
3 - 7 days
Publication year
1961
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Good
Vendor name
Book Haven
Vendor rating
Key words
Classics, Literature_and_drama
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