Aeschylus: Suppliants

ISBN-13: 9781107686717 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 414 str.

Alan H. Sommerstein

Opis

Many themes of Aeschylus' Suppliants resonate strongly today, yet this edition is the first since 1889 to provide an English commentary based on the Greek text and remain accessible to advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The introduction discusses the myth, the lost companion plays, the underlying social issues, and other topics.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Aeschylus; 2. The Danaid myth; 3. The Danaid tetralogy; 4. Supplication; 5. Marriage; 6. Greek and barbarian; 7. King, people and tyrant; 8. Zeus and Io; 9. Characters and choruses; 10. Performance; 11. Place in Aeschylus' work; 12. Transmission and text; Sigla; ΑΙΣΧΥΛΟΥ ΙΚΕΤΙΔΕΣ; Commentary.