The emptiness of Asia : Aeschylus' Persians and the history of the fifth century /

Aeschylus' ""Persions"" is the first surviving Greek drama. This book provides aims to provide both a more satisfactory reading of the ""Persians"" and a richer picture of fifth-century history - the history both of events and ideology

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harrison, Thomas, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
Temas:
Aeschylus. > Persae.
Aeschylus > Criticism and interpretation.
Aeschylus
Persae (Aeschylus)
500-449 B.C.
Greek drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Tragédie grecque > Histoire et critique.
HISTORY > Ancient > Greece.
Greek drama (Tragedy)
War and literature
Greece > History > Persian Wars, 500 B.C.-449 B.C. > Literature and the war.
Greece
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Framing the Play; 1. Aeschylus the historian?; 2. Politics and partisanship; 3. Aeschylus, Atossa and Athenian ideology; Part II. Finding Athens; 4. The use and abuse of Persia; 5. Where is Athens?; 6. Athens and Greece; 7. The emptiness of Asia; 8. Democracy and tyranny; Part III. Conclusions; 9. Themistocles and Aristides; 10. Athens and Persia; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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