Aeschylus and War
Subtitle: Comparative Perspectives on Seven Against Thebes
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group; Routledge
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781138677005
Subjects: Aeschylus; War in literature
Description: This volume brings together a group of interdisciplinary experts who demonstrate that Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes is a text of continuing relevance and value for exploring ancient, contemporary and comparative issues of war and its attendant trauma. The volume features contributions from an international cast of experts, as well as a conversation with a retired U.S. Army Lt. Col., giving her perspectives on the blending of reality and fiction in Aeschylus' war tragedies and on the potential of Greek tragedy to speak to contemporary veterans. This book is a fascinating resource for anyone interested in Aeschylus, Greek tragedy and its reception, and war literature.