Studies in Aeschylus

Klappentext From this book emerges a comprehensive view of Aeschylean tragedy that students of Greek drama will welcome. Zusammenfassung This book explores the problems in Aeschylus' earlier plays: Persae! Septem contra Thebas and the Daniad trilogy. There is also an emphasis on different aspects of the Oresteia and finally! an examination of the peculiar problems in Prometheus Bound. A view of Aeschylean tragedy emerges. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Bibliography of short titles; Part I. The Earlier Plays: 1. Zeus in Persae; 2. Septem contra Thebas; 3. The Danaid trilogy; Part II. Oresteia: 4. Oresteia: introductory; 5. Agamemnon and the Trojan War; 6. Clytemnestra and the vote of Athena; 7. Orestes and Apollo; 8. Zeus and the Etinyes; Part III: 9. Towards an interpretation of Prometheus Bound; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: R P Winnington-Ingram, r. Winnington-Ingram, R. P. Winnington-Ingram
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.2009
• EAN: 9780521270892
• ISBN: 978-0-521-27089-2
• Series: Cambridge Paperback Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies