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This edition of Aeschylus' triumphantly reconciliatory final play
of the Oresteian trilogy presents a newly constituted text that
diverges substantially from Page's Oxford Classical Text of 1972.
The translation is in prose, with literary and historical
commentary, and an introduction dealing with myth, historical
background and suggested staging of the play. There are also
several appendixes on such topics as the judicial procedure
apparently depicted in the play, the so called 'vote of Athena' and
the lyric metres. [Greek text with facing-page translation,
commentary and notes]
Perikles, the creator of the reputation of Classical Athens was an
enigmatic figure. This book traces Perikles' development from a
somewhat hesitant, though left-leaning politician, to a mature
statesman fully committed to expanding Athens' maritime empire and
using the material benefits of that empire to improve the ordinary
lives of Athenian citizens. Podlecki examines Perikles' actions and
interactions with a large and varied circle of friends,
acquaintances, and political adversaries and shows how his circle
of friends advised and influenced his development as a leader.
Perikles, the 'first citizen', as Thucydides termed him, was a man
characterised by a subtle versatility and tenacity of purpose. Of
paramount importance was that Athenians be made to appreciate their
superiority, and also develop a willingness to assert it, even if
that meant war with the Spartans and their allies. Podlecki
examines the wealth of sources and documentation on Perikles to
provide a lucid account of the achievements of the man, which is
both comprehensive and eminently readable.
Pericles, the creator of the reputation of classical Athens, was an
enigmatic figure. This book traces his development from a somewhat
hesitant, though left-leaning politician, to a mature statesman
fully committed to expanding Athens' maritime empire and using the
material benefits of that empire to improve the ordinary lives of
Athenian citizens. The author depicts Pericles' actions and
interactions with a large and varied circle of friends,
acquaintances and political adversaries, and shows how his circle
of friends influenced his development as a leader. The book
examines a variety of sources and documentation on Pericles to
provide an account of his life and achievements.
The play's title figure has long held a central place in the
'libertarian' stream of Western culture, but controversies continue
to swirl about the work and its hero. What are we to make of
Prometheus's extravagant claims? Was he, as he insists, the only
force that stood between the human race and extinction? Can Zeus
really have been as misanthropic as his adversary paints him? Are
we, in short, to think of Prometheus as a genuine hero, or merely
as a megalomaniac rebel without sufficient cause? As for the play
itself, the present editor, flying in the face of current
orthodoxy, takes the view that the case against Aeschylean
authorship has not been established. But this lingering doubt
should do nothing to diminish its stature as a masterpiece of
ancient Greek drama. The volume presents the original Greek text
with facing-page translation, commentary and notes.
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