The Persians - Hardcover
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The Persians - Hardcover
$34.18
by Aeschylus Aeschylus (Author)
An early Greek tragedy depicting the aftermath of the Persian defeat at Salamis, presented from the perspective of the Persian court.
The Persians, first performed in 472 BC, is among the earliest surviving works of Greek drama and remains distinctive for its treatment of a contemporary historical event. Rather than presenting the victory of the Greek forces directly, Aeschylus situates the drama within the Persian court, where news of defeat arrives and is interpreted through grief, reflection, and foreboding. The play centres on the responses of Queen Atossa and the chorus, culminating in the appearance of the ghost of Darius and the return of Xerxes.
The work combines dramatic structure with historical subject matter, offering insight into the consequences of imperial ambition and the limits of power. Its perspective, notably sympathetic to the defeated, distinguishes it within the corpus of Greek tragedy. Aeschylus's treatment emphasises themes of hubris, retribution, and the instability of fortune, situating individual and political events within a broader moral order.
Number of Pages: 50
Dimensions: 0.25 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN
Publication Date: April 03, 2018
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