| Description |
1 online resource (381 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Abbreviations: Play-Titles and Works Frequently Cited; Other Abbreviations; Summaries of the Stage-Action; Introduction; 1. Aeschylus and his Early Plays; 2. The Plays in this Volume; 3. Dramatic Form and Language in Aeschylus; 4. Aeschylus Now: 'Reception' and Public Response; Note on the Text, Translation, and Explanatory Notes; Bibliography and Further Reading; A Chronology of Aeschylus' Life and Times; Maps; PERSIANS; SEVEN AGAINST THEBES; SUPPLIANTS; PROMETHEUS BOUND; Explanatory Notes; Textual Appendix; Index |
| Summary |
An accurate and readable new translation, with introduction, extensive explanatory notes, and up-to-date bibliography, of four of Aeschylus' plays, including the unique historical tragedy Persians and the hugely influential Prometheus Bound. - ;A new, accurate, and readable translation of four of Aeschylus' plays: Persians, Seven Against Thebes, Suppliants, and Prometheus Bound. It is based upon the most authoritative recent edition of the Greek text and particular care is taken with the many lyric passages. A lengthy introduction sets the plays in their original context, and includes short ap |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Aeschylus -- Translations into English
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| SUBJECT |
Aeschylus fast |
| Subject |
Mythology, Greek -- Drama
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Mythology, Greek
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| Genre/Form |
Drama
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Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Collard, C. (Christopher)
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Aeschylus.
Persae. English (Collard)
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Aeschylus.
Seven against Thebes. English (Collard)
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Aeschylus.
Suppliants. English (Collard)
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Aeschylus.
Prometheus bound. English (Collard)
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| LC no. |
2007028397 |
| ISBN |
9780191518317 |
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019151831X |
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1281147079 |
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9781281147073 |
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9786611147075 |
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6611147071 |
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