The Persians, Aeschylus - Reading Greek Tragedy Online
Channel: The Center for Hellenic Studies
Date: 2020-05-13

A reading and discussion of Aeschylus' The Persians (translated by Ian Johnston). Tim Delap, Tabatha Gayle, Tony Jayawardena, Martin K Lewis, and Evelyn Miller perform select scenes, with Joel Christensen (Brandeis University) and Erika L. Weiberg (Duke University) leading the discussion. 

Reading Greek Tragedy Online is presented by the Center for Hellenic Studies, the Kosmos Society, and Out of Chaos Theatre. To support Out of Chaos Theatre, visit https://fundrazr.com/b1oWw3?ref=ab_6ACAcc.

Text available at http://johnstoniatexts.x10host.com/aeschylus/persianshtml.html

Scene selections:
625-689, Chorus and Chorus Leader
690-1027, Atossa, Chorus, Chorus Leader, Darius
1028-1076, Chorus
1077-1254, Chorus, Chorus Leader, Xerxes

Credits:
Chorus - Tim Delap and Evelyn Miller
Atossa - Tabatha Gayle
Darius - Tony Jayawardena
Xerxes - Martin K Lewis

Director - Paul O'Mahony

More information about the cast and featured speakers is at https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/7081

Suggested further reading:
1) "A Guide to Aeschylus's 'Persians'” by Shelby Brown:
https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/a-guide-to-aeschylus-persians/

2) "The Origins of Foreigners" by Emily Wilson in the New Republic:
https://newrepublic.com/article/106497/rethinking-other-antiquity-erich-gruen

3) "Invention of the Barbarian" (part 2) by Edith Hall:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUDo-dKzCQ0