Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound (Paperback)
Anthony J. Podlecki
ISBN 10: 0856684724 ISBN 13: 9780856684722
Editorial: Liverpool University Press, 2005
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Descripción:
Paperback. In this new edition of Aeschylus' play Prometheus, the Greek text is accompanied by an introduction, a very readable English translation and explanatory notes. In the Introduction, Podlecki discusses the background and cultural significance of the Prometheus myth, together with illustrative material from ancient Greek art. An attempt is made to assess the influence of the story upon later European literature and thought, with a side-glance at equivalent myths in other, non-European cultures. In this edition of Aeschylus' play Prometheus, the Greek text is accompanied by an introduction, an English translation, and explanatory notes. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de ref. del artículo 9780856684722
Sinopsis:
The play's title figure has long held a central place in the 'libertarian' stream of Western culture, but controversies continue to swirl about the work and its hero. What are we to make of Prometheus's extravagant claims? Was he, as he insists, the only force that stood between the human race and extinction? Can Zeus really have been as misanthropic as his adversary paints him? Are we, in short, to think of Prometheus as a genuine hero, or merely as a megalomaniac rebel without sufficient cause?
As for the play itself, the present editor, flying in the face of current orthodoxy, takes the view that the case against Aeschylean authorship has not been established. But this lingering doubt should do nothing to diminish its stature as a masterpiece of ancient Greek drama. The volume presents the original Greek text with facing-page translation, commentary and notes.
Acerca del autor: Anthony J. Podlecki is a retired Professor of Classics at the University of British Columbia. He has written many books, with a major focus on the interaction between the literature and the history of ancient Greece of the archaic and classical periods. These include 'Perikles and his Circle' (Routledge) and 'The Political Background to Aeschylean Tragedy' (Bristol Classical Press).
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Título: Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound (Paperback)
Editorial: Liverpool University Press
Año de publicación: 2005
Encuadernación: Paperback
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