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The Plays of Aeschylus
A. F. Garvie
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Description for The Plays of Aeschylus
Paperback. Series: Classical World. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
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 Persians. Working in chronological order of their first production, this volume explores Persians, the earliest Greek tragedy that has come down to ... Read more
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 Persians. Working in chronological order of their first production, this volume explores Persians, the earliest Greek tragedy that has come down to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Classical World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474233279
SKU
V9781474233279
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About A. F. Garvie
Alex Garvie is Emeritus Professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow, UK. He is the author of Aeschylus Supplices: Play and Trilogy (1969, 2nd edition 2006); of editions of Aeschylus' Choephori (1986) and Persae (2009); Homer's Odyssey VI-VIII (1994); Sophocles's Ajax (1998) and a companion volume to this book, The Plays of Sophocles (2nd edition, Bloomsbury, 2016).
Reviews for The Plays of Aeschylus
An excellent introduction to Aeschylus by one of the world's leading authorities on the playwright. Crisply written, concisely informative, and reliable, it provides ideal guidance for those reading the plays for the first time.
Stephen Halliwell, Professor of Greek and Wardlaw Professor of Classics, University of St Andrews, UK Clearly and concisely presented, this volume offers a thorough initiation ... Read more
Stephen Halliwell, Professor of Greek and Wardlaw Professor of Classics, University of St Andrews, UK Clearly and concisely presented, this volume offers a thorough initiation ... Read more