In Praise of Prometheus: Humanism and Rationalism in Aeschylean Thought

by Leon Golden

Book Overview

This book analyzes in detail the argument that Aeschylus was a great poet whose views on religious and political thought were naive and primitive. The author cites relevant evidence to discount this theory and identifies Aeschylus as a rationalist and a humanist.

Originally published in 1966.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807873721
• ISBN13: 9780807873724
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.3"