{"product_id":"prometheus-bound-and-other-plays-prometheus-bound-the-suppliants-seven-against-thebes-the-persians-paperback","title":"Prometheus Bound and Other Plays: Prometheus Bound, the Suppliants, Seven Against Thebes, the Persians - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAeschylus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Vellacott\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Vellacott\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. In\u003ci\u003e Prometheus Bound\u003c\/i\u003e the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept. \u003ci\u003eThe Suppliants\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the fifty daughters of Danaus who must flee to escape enforced marriages, while \u003ci\u003eSeven Against Thebes\u003c\/i\u003e shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus. And \u003ci\u003eThe Persians\u003c\/i\u003e, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the aftermath of the defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, with a sympathetic portrayal of its disgraced King Xerxes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilip Vellacott's evocative translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAeschylus\u003c\/b\u003e was born of noble family near Athens in 525 BC. He took part in the Persian Wars, adn his epitahp represents him as fighting at Marathon. He wrote more than seventy plays, of which only seven have survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 7.68 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 1961\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753843589408,"sku":"9780140441123","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fbf9bf6966415b37a212f83a74ec5240.webp?v=1780028262","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/prometheus-bound-and-other-plays-prometheus-bound-the-suppliants-seven-against-thebes-the-persians-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}