{"product_id":"the-plays-of-aeschylus-9781474233279","title":"The Plays of Aeschylus","description":"This excellent introduction to the six extant plays of Aeschylus is fully revised and updated, with additional further reading, ideal for the student unfamiliar with these earliest of Greek tragedies. Aeschylus is the oldest of the three great Greek tragedians and lived from 525\/524 to 465\/455. He took part in the battle of Marathon in 490 and probably also in the battle of Salamis in 480, the subject of his \u003ci\u003ePersians\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking in chronological order of their first production, this volume explores \u003ci\u003ePersians\u003c\/i\u003e, the earliest Greek tragedy that has come down to us; \u003ci\u003eSeven against Thebes\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e Suppliants\u003c\/i\u003e; and the three plays of the Oresteia trilogy: \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Libation Bearers\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEumenides\u003c\/i\u003e. The book also contains an essay on \u003ci\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/i\u003e, now generally thought not to be by Aeschylus, but accepted as his in antiquity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume is a companion to \u003ci\u003eThe Plays of Euripides\u003c\/i\u003e(by James Morwood) and \u003ci\u003eThe Plays of Sophocles\u003c\/i\u003e(by Alex Garvie) also available in second editions from Bloomsbury. A further essential guide to the themes and context of ancient Greek tragedy may be found in Laura Swift's new introductory volume, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. F. Garvie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Classical World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474233279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45089890893961,"sku":"9781474233279","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_1b40a2e5-0875-4cad-9634-b8c759e8fc83.jpg?v=1766477422","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-plays-of-aeschylus-9781474233279","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}