Classical Studies

Persians

By: Aeschylus, Podlecki a. (Editor), A. J. Podlecki (Translator)

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Paperback | 17 October 1991 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Anthologies (non-poetry)Language & Linguistics Language Learning & Teaching History & Criticism of Literature General Literary Studies Classical Literary Studies History Plays Literary Studies of Plays & Playwrights

Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
The Action of the Play Historical Tragedy
The Production: Possible Antecedents Levels of Tragic Action: Gods and Men
The Mythologizing of History and the Universality of Grief Metrical Schema Notes Ancient Prefatory Note
The Persians Characters Translation Notes
Appendices
Was There a Sicilian Text of The Persians
Aeschylus' Descriptions of the Battle of Salamis
Bibliography
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