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Contains the Greek texts of the seven extant plays of Aeschylus: Persae, Septem contra Thebas, Supplices, Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides, and Prometheus Vinctus.

The surviving works of the earliest great tragedian, presenting the foundations of Greek drama and the development of tragic form.

The Complete Aeschylus gathers the seven extant plays of Aeschylus, the earliest of the three major Greek tragedians whose... Read Full Overview

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides. He is often described as the father of tragedy: our knowledge of the genre begins with his work and our understanding of earlier... Read Full Overview

Este libro contiene las siete tragedias que se conservan en su totalidad, del poeta, dramaturgo y guerrero griego, Esquilo. Seg n r cords hist ricos, escribi alrededor de 80 obras teatrales, incluyendo algunos dramas sat ricos. Nacido en Eleusis en 525/24 A.C., intervino en... Read Full Overview

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Aischylos: Die sieben Trag dien. Die Perser / Der gefesselte Prometheus / Die Sieben gegen Theben / Die Schutzflehenden / Agamemnon / Die Grabesspenderinnen / Die Eumeniden ber 90 Dramen soll er geschrieben haben, 79 sind namentlich bekannt, nur sieben Trag dien sind vollst... Read Full Overview

Aischylos: Die sieben Trag?dien. Die Perser / Der gefesselte Prometheus / Die Sieben gegen Theben / Die Schutzflehenden / Agamemnon / Die Grabesspenderinnen / Die Eumeniden ?ber 90 Dramen soll er geschrieben haben, 79 sind namentlich bekannt, nur sieben Trag?dien sind vollst?ndig... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Aeschyli Tragoediae presents the collected tragedies of Aeschylus, one of the most important playwrights of ancient Greece. This volume offers readers a comprehensive collection of Aeschylus's enduring works, showcasing his profound impact on the development of Western... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Aeschylus' Tragedies are here presented in the original Greek, with Latin translations, notes, scholia, and readings assembled by one of the eminent classical scholars of the nineteenth century, Samuel Butler (1774-1839). Based upon the monumental seventeenth-century commentary... Read Full Overview

Since 1923 the Sammlung Tusculum has published authoritative editions of Greek and Latin works together with a German translation. The original texts are comprehensively annotated, and feature an introductory chapter. In the new volumes, additional essays delve into specific... Read Full Overview