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The Political Background to Aeschylean Tragedy

The Political Background to Aeschylean Tragedy

Paperback

Series: Bcpaperbacks

Literary CriticismAncient GreeceGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1853995738
ISBN13: 9781853995736
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Feb 25 1999
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.44 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

The author examines the seven extant plays of Aeschylus against the political and military background of his time. As one who himself fought at the battle of Salamis, Aeschylus was profoundly concerned with military events (the messenger speech in Persians) and potitical changes (Eumenides). In this volume, Podlecki adopted a 'historicist' approach to tragedy, adding a new dimension to the understanding of Aeschylus' poetry.

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