Aeschylus in an Hour (Playwrights in an Hour) - Softcover

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BOOK SYNOPSIS

A thirty-five-year-old Aeschylus enlisted in the Athenian army and fought in the battle of Marathon (490 BCE) and Salamis (480 BCE). These battles were not only the prelude to Athenian military hegemony in the region but also to Athenian cultural dominance. Aeschylus himself would be part of that cultural revolution. Writing the great masterpiece, Oresteia, he took up a theme that first dawned on him at Salamis: the deep wisdom of the eternal justice which rules the world, as Thucydides wrote.


Setting the playwright in context to his personal life, social, historical and political events, other writers of influence, and more, you will quickly gain a deep understanding of Aeschylus and the plays he wrote. Read Aeschylus in an hour and experience his plays like never before. Know the playwright, love the play!


SELLING POINTS
The book features:

Aeschylus In an Hour, the main essay of the book
Aeschylus in a Minute, a snapshot chronology
A complete listing of Aeschylus's work
A list of Aeschylus s contemporaries in all fields
Excerpts from Aeschylus's significant works
An extensive bibliography grouped according to type of reader
An index of the main essay.



THE SERIES

Playwrights in an Hour is a series devoted to the most produced and studied playwrights in the English language, from the Greek masters to contemporary writers, and written by leading authorities in the field. Each short book places the playwright and his or her work in historical, social, and literary context.

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