Looking at Persians Stuttard David
Looking at Persians Stuttard David Aeschylus' Persiansis unique in being the only extant Greek tragedy on an historical subject: Greece's victory in 480 BC over the great Persian King, Xerxes, eight…
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Looking at Persians Stuttard David
Aeschylus' Persiansis unique in being the only extant Greek tragedy on an historical subject: Greece's victory in 480 BC over the great Persian King, Xerxes, eight years before the play was written and first performed in 472 BC. As well as considering the play's relationship with earlier lost tragedies and discussing its central themes, including war, nature and the value of human life, the volume considers how Persians may have been staged in fifth-century Athens and how it has been performed today.The twelve essays presented here are written by prominent international academics and offer insightful analyses of the play from the perspectives of performance, history and society. Looking at Persiansexamines how Aeschylus responded to such a turning point in Athenian history and how his audience may have reacted to his play.
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