num_pages: 201
description: A ghost summoned with bizarre rituals from the underworld, the elaborate protocol of the Persian court, a thrilling eye-witness account of the battle of Salamis - as the earliest surviving European drama it is of incalculable interest for students of ancient literature: as the only extended account of the Persian wars by an author who fought in them it is a unique document. This is the first English edition for thirty-five years, in parallel translation with introduction and commentary.
language: English
title: Aeschylus: The Persians
titlecomplete: Aeschylus: The Persians (Classical Texts Series)
characters: Chorus, Xerxes I of Persia, Messenger, Ghost of Darius, Atossa, Queen of Persia
genres: Theatre, Drama, Classics, Plays, Tragedy, Ancient, Greece, Poetry, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 4450
places: Greece
publisher: Aris & Phillips