This commentary offers a rich introduction and useful guide to 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...
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This commentary offers a rich introduction and useful guide to 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.James C. Hogan provides a general introduction to Aeschylean theater and drama, followed by a line-by-line commentary on each of the seven plays. He places Aeschylus in the historical, cultural, and religious context of fifth-century Athens, showing how the action and metaphor of
The theater of Aeschylus ; A note on the commentary ; 'Agamemnon' ; 'The Libation Bearers' ; 'The Eumenides' ; 'The Suppliant Maidens' ; 'The Persians' ; 'Seven against Thebes' ; 'Prometheus Bound' ; Bibliography ; Subject index ; Index of proper names ; Index of Greek words.
