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| Aeschylus, James Scully, C.J. Herington - Prometheus Bound |
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The first of an assumed trilogy (the possible sequels, "Prometheus Unbound" and "Prometheus the Fire-Carrier", are lost), "Prometheus Bound" recounts the mythological tale of the Titan, Prometheus, shackled to a large rock by Zeus as punishment for opposing his plan to destroy mankind. The play cons ...
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| Aeschylus - Aeschylus I: Oresteia |
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Oresteia, translated by Richmond Lattimore. Agamemnon. The Libation Bearers. The Eumenides. In nine paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer the most comprehensive selection of the Greek tragedies available in English. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed edition ...
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| Aeschylus - The Oresteian Trilogy |
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Though Aeschylus specialized in the tragic trilogy, ORESTEIA is the only surviving example by an ancient playwright. A form that was not picked up by his successors, the trilogy traditionally consists of three connected tragedies followed by a satyr play. ("Proteus," the satyr play in this work, is ...
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| Aeschylus - Suppliants |
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One of Aeschylus's earliest plays, "The Suppliants" is the first tragedy in an otherwise lost tetralogy. When Aegyptus tries to arrange marriages between his 50 daughters--the Chorus of Suppliant Maidens--and the 50 sons of his brother, Danaus, the daughters flee to Argos. King Pelasgus is forced to ...
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| Aeschylus, Robert Potter, Janet Lembke - Persians |
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The second and only remaining tragedy from an otherwise lost tetralogy, "The Persians" is an early play based loosely on the Persian Wars. Rather than accurately dramatizing the war, Aeschylus decided instead to focus on the tragic demise of the Persian empire, the folly of Xerxes that brought about ...
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