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Four unconnected but unforgettable plays from ancient Athens' first great tragedian.

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... Read Full Overview

Eschyle est l' inventeur de la tragedie attique telle que nous la connaissons: en introduisant un deuxieme acteur sur scene, Eschyle bouleverse la scene tragique jusqu'ici reservee a un dialogue entre l'acteur et le choeur. Cependant la vie du pere de la tragedie ne nous est... Read Full Overview

Aeschylus I contains "The Persians," translated by Seth Benardete; "The Seven Against Thebes," translated by David Grene; "The Suppliant Maidens," translated by Seth Benardete; and "Prometheus Bound," translated by David Grene. Many years ago, the University of Chicago... Read Full Overview

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning... Read Full Overview

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. The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the final defeat of Persia in the battle... Read Full Overview

The Grene and Lattimore edition of the Greek tragedies has been among the most widely acclaimed and successful publications of the University of Chicago Press. On the occasion of the Centennial of the University of Chicago and its Press, we take pleasure in reissuing this complete... Read Full Overview

This book contains the Four Plays of Aeschylus: The Suppliant Maidens, The Persians, The Seven Against Thebes, and The Prometheus Bound. Aeschylus was a Greek playwright and tragedian; he is often considered the father of tragedy. Being born in Athens, as a citizen he was expected... Read Full Overview

Aeschylus is a towering figure in western literature, the first of the great Greek playwrights, a dramatist whose work still has the power to inspire and terrify readers and theatre-goers alike. The four plays in this volume demonstrate the full range and depth of Aeschylus's... Read Full Overview

The Penn Greek Drama Series presents original literary translations of the entire corpus of classical Greek drama: tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays. It is the only contemporary series of all the surviving work of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander... Read Full Overview

Aeschylus (ca. 525-456 BCE), author of the first tragedies existing in European literature, was an Athenian born at Eleusis. He served at Marathon against Darius in 490, and again during Xerxes' invasion, 480-479. Between 478 and 467 he visited Sicily, there composing by request... Read Full Overview

Aeschylus I contains "The Persians," translated by Seth Benardete; "The Seven Against Thebes," translated by David Grene; "The Suppliant Maidens," translated by Seth Benardete; and "Prometheus Bound," translated by David Grene. Many years ago, the University of Chicago... Read Full Overview

Aeschylus II: The Suppliant Maidens and The Persians, Seven against Thebes and Prometheus Bound , written by legendary author Aeschylus, is widely considered to be among the greatest classic texts of all time. These great classics will surely attract a whole new generation of... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.