Persians

By:

Aeschylus

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Classics companions

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The Persians (Persae) is Aeschylus' first surviving play. Unlike all other surviving Greek tragedies, which deal with persons and events from the remote, mythical past, it is about living persons and events that took place barely eight years before it was produced in March 472 BC. The setting of the play is Susa, the Persian capital: its hero, the Persian king who came so close to defeating the Greeks in 480: its theme, his own defeat at their hands. Anthony J. Podlecki's translation of the play is complemented by a comprehensive introduction and notes, drawing the reader's attention to conventions of idiom and imagery, legend and allusion. With detailed discussion of the play in relation to possible antecedents, levels of tragic action and metrical schema, the book is ideally suited to students of drama and literature as well as classics.

Author Biography:

A.J. Podlecki is Professor of Classics, University of British Columbia.

Release date Australia

October 17th, 1991

Author

Aeschylus

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Contributors

Edited by Podlecki A.
Translated by A.J. Podlecki

Edition

New edition

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Pages

136

Series

Classics companions

Dimensions

140x216x7

ISBN-13

9781853991271

Product ID

2503972

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