{"product_id":"persians-and-other-plays-9780192832825","title":"Persians and Other Plays","description":"Aeschylus is a towering figure in western literature, the first of the great Greek playwrights, a dramatist whose work still has the power to inspire and terrify readers and theatre-goers alike. The four plays in this volume demonstrate the full range and depth of Aeschylus's genius. \u003cem\u003ePersians\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis the only surviving tragedy to draw on contemporary history, the Greeks' extraordinary victory over Persia in 480 BC. In \u003cem\u003eSeven Against Thebes\u003c\/em\u003e, a royal family is cursed with self-destruction, in a remorseless tragedy that anticipates the grandeur of the later \u003cem\u003eOresteia. Suppliants\u003c\/em\u003e portrays the\u003cbr\u003ewretched plight of the daughters of Danaus, fleeing from enforced marriage. And in the hugely influential \u003cem\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/em\u003e, Prometheus is relentlessly persecuted by Zeus for benefitting mankind in defiance of the god. Christopher Collard's highly readable new translation is accompanied by an\u003cbr\u003eintroduction that sets the plays in their original context; by comprehensive explanatory notes on the language, structure, and content of the plays, and by an up-to-date bibliography, five maps, and an index. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e For over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert\u003cbr\u003eintroductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780192832825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Aeschylus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41968258777269,"sku":"9780192832825","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_31d26ec9-59c2-4305-a4fa-05d9cb97e47e.jpg?v=1647956217","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/persians-and-other-plays-9780192832825","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}