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The Complete Aeschylus: The Complete Surviving Plays of the Father of Tragedy
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781617209970
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: May 4 2013
Pages: 278
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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 works have come down to the present day, alongside Sophocles and Euripides. Often regarded as the father of tragedy, Aeschylus established many of the structural and thematic elements that define classical drama.
These plays, including the Oresteia trilogy, explore enduring themes of justice, fate, divine authority, and human responsibility. Through a combination of mythological narrative and philosophical reflection, Aeschylus shaped a dramatic tradition that would influence literature and theatre for centuries.
Only seven of his estimated seventy to ninety plays survive in complete form, though fragments of others continue to be recovered, offering further insight into his work. This unabridged edition presents the complete surviving plays in a single volume, making it suitable for sustained study, homeschool use, and general reading.
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