Description: The myth of fire stolen from the gods appears in many pre-industrial societies. In Greek culture Prometheus the fire-stealer figures prominently in the poems of Hesiod, but in Prometheus Bound Hesiod's morality tale has been transformed into a drama of tragic tone and proportions. In the introduction to this edition Mark Griffith examines how the dramatist has achieved this transformation, looking at the play from all angles - plot and characters, dramatic technique, style and metre. He includes a short section on the production of the play and on the questions of authenticity and date. The commentary guides the reader through problems of language, metre and content. An important feature of this volume is the appendix, which gathers together the existing fragments of the other two plays in the supposed Prometheus trilogy, quoting them in full in the original language and in translation, with short accompanying commentary. This is an edition suitable for undergraduates and students in the upper forms of schools, but it also deserves the serious attention of scholars. The introduction requires no knowledge of Greek and will interest students of drama and literature in other cultures too.
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EAN: 9780521270113
UPC: 9780521270113
ISBN: 9780521270113
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Book Title: Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound (Cambridge Greek and L
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Aeschylus : Prometheus Bound
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subject: Ancient / General, European / General
Publication Year: 1983
Item Height: 1.1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Subject Area: Drama, History
Item Length: 7.3 in
Author: Aeschylus
Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics Ser.
Item Width: 4.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
