Aeschylus: Suppliants

Book Overview

Many of the themes of Aeschylus' Suppliants - the treatment of refugees, forced marriage, ethnic and cultural clashes, decisions on war and peace, political deception - resonate strongly in the world of today. The play was, however, for many years neglected in comparison to Aeschylus' other works, probably in part because it was wrongly believed to be very early and hence 'primitive', and this edition, aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107686717
• ISBN13: 9781107686717
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"