Aeschylus : the earlier plays and related studies / D. J. Conacher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conacher, D. J., author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeschylus--Criticism and interpretation.

Aeschylus.

Mythology, Greek, in literature.

Tragedy.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this volume Conacher provides a detailed running commentary on the three earlier plays (The Persians, The Seven against Thebes, and The Suppliants), as well as an analysis of their themes, structure, and dramatic techniques and devices. In two more general studies he reviews Aeschylus' dramatic uses of the Chorus and of imagery. Conacher's close readings of the text and sensitive analysis of the main problems in the plays will be of benefit to students, especially those encountering these plays for the first time, either in Greek or in translation. He provides a thorough overview of the various interpretative and philological problems and opinions encountered in Aeschylean scholarship, which will be of interest to senior scholars as well as students.

Contents:

Preface

Part I

Persae (The Persians)

Septem (The Seven Against Thebes) and its trilogy

Supplices (The Suppliants) and its trilogy

Part II

Imagery

The chorus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-6467-3

OCLC:

649985463