num_pages: 179
description: This volume provides a general introduction to Aeschylean theater and drama, followed by a line-by-line commentary on each of the seven surviving plays attributed to Aeschylus. Though it may profitably be used with any translation of Aeschylus, the commentary is based on the acclaimed Chicago translations, The Complete Greek Tragedies, edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore.Hogan places Aeschylus in the historical, cultural, and religious context of fifth-century Athens and clarifies terms that might puzzle modern readers. He gives special attention to textual and linguistic issues: controversial questions of interpretation; difficult or significant Greek words; use of style, rhetoric, and commonplaces in Greek poetry; and Aeschylus's place in the poetic tradition of Homer, Hesiod, and the elegiac poets. Practical information on staging and production is also included, as are maps and illustrations, a bibliography, a comprehensive index, and extensive cross-references between the seven plays. Forthcoming volumes will cover the works of Sophocles and Euripides.
language: English
title: Aeschylus II
titlecomplete: Aeschylus II
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Poetry, Greece, Drama, Ancient, Literature, Classics, Mythology
ratings_count: 8189
series: ანტიკური მწერლობა
publisher: The University of Chicago Press