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Four Plays of Aeschylus

by Aeschylus

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Refuge at Argos, the aftermath of a naval defeat, and a threatened citadel give this collection its range of human and public conflict. E. D. A. Morshead translates four dramas by Aeschylus into English verse: The Suppliant Maidens, The Persians, The Seven Against Thebes, and Prometheus Bound. The introduction places the plays within the ancient practice of presenting linked dramas and explains their relationship to larger sequences.

In The Suppliant Maidens, the daughters of Danaus seek sanctuary after fleeing Egypt to escape a forced marriage. Their appeal raises a question for the king and people of Argos. The Persians brings the cost of war into the voices of Xerxes and a grieving chorus, whose exchanges turn political defeat into shared lament.

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Aeschylus

Aeschylus fought at Marathon and probably at Salamis, and his epitaph records the battle rather than the plays, which is said to have been his own instruction. He added a second actor to tragedy, which is the point at which drama becomes dialogue instead of a chorus with a soloist. Seven of perhaps ninety plays survive.

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Author
Aeschylus
Reading time
About 3 hours
Pages
139
Language
English
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