The Persians and Other Plays
| AUTHOR | Sommerstein, Alan H.; Sommerstein, Alan H.; Aeschylus et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Group (02/23/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
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 of Salamis, through the eyes of the Persian court of King Xerxes, becoming a tragic lesson in tyranny. In Prometheus Bound, the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept. Seven Against Thebes shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus, while The Suppliants relates the pursuit of the fifty daughters of Danaus by the fifty sons of Aegyptus, and their final rescue by a heroic king. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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ISBN-13:
9780140449990
ISBN-10:
014044999X
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
304
Carton Quantity:
64
Product Dimensions:
5.02 x 0.73 x 7.80 inches
Weight:
0.48 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product - Canadian,
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Table of Contents,
Ikids
Country of Origin:
GB
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BISAC Categories
Drama | Ancient & Classical
Drama | Type - Religious & Liturgical
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
882.01
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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 of Salamis, through the eyes of the Persian court of King Xerxes, becoming a tragic lesson in tyranny. In Prometheus Bound, the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept. Seven Against Thebes shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus, while The Suppliants relates the pursuit of the fifty daughters of Danaus by the fifty sons of Aegyptus, and their final rescue by a heroic king. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Translator:
Sommerstein, Alan H.
Alan H. Sommerstein is Professor of Greek, University of Nottingham.
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Introduction by:
Sommerstein, Alan H.
Alan H. Sommerstein is Professor of Greek, University of Nottingham.
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