The myth of fire stolen from the gods appears in many
pre-industrial societies. In Greek culture Prometheus the
fire-stealer figures prominently in the poems of Hesiod, but in
Prometheus Bound Hesiod's morality tale has been transformed into a
drama of tragic tone and proportions. In the introduction, Mark
Griffith examines how the dramatist has achieved this
transformation, looking at the play from all angles - plot and
characters, dramatic technique, style and metre. He includes a
short section on the production of the play and on the questions of
authenticity and date. The commentary guides the reader through
problems of language, metre and content. An important feature of
this volume is the appendix, which gathers together the existing
fragments of the other two plays in the supposed Prometheus
trilogy, quoting them in full in the original language and in
translation, with short accompanying commentary. This is suitable
for undergraduates and students in the upper forms of schools. It
also deserves the serious attention of scholars. The introduction
requires no knowledge of Greek and will interest students of drama
and literature in other cultures too.
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