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Persians and Other Plays (Paperback)
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Persians and Other Plays (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Aeschylus is the first of the great Greek playwrights, and the four
plays in this volume demonstrate the remarkable range of Greek
tragedy. Persians is the only surviving tragedy to draw on
contemporary history, the Greeks' extraordinary victory over Persia
in 480 BC. The Persians' aggression is inhuman in scale, and
offends the gods, but while celebrating the Greek triumph,
Aeschylus also portrays the shock of the defeated with some
compassion. In Seven Against Thebes a royal family is cursed with
self-destruction, in a remorseless tragedy that anticipates the
grandeur of the later Oresteia. Suppliants portrays the wretched
plight of the daughters of Danaus, fleeing from enforced marriage;
as refugees they seek protection, and must plead a moral and
political case to gain it. And in Prometheus Bound, Prometheus is
relentlessly persecuted by Zeus for benefitting mankind in defiance
of the god. Christopher Collard's highly readable new translation
is accompanied by an introduction that sets the plays in their
original context, and together with the notes considers theatrical
and poetic issues, as well as details of content and language.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the widest range of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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