Aeschylus (ca. 525-456 BCE), the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms, witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens and fought against the Persians at Marathon. He won the tragic prize at the City Dionysia thirteen times between ca. 499 and 458, and in his later years was probably victorious almost every time he put on a production, though Sophocles beat him at least once. Of his total of about eighty plays, seven survive complete. The third volume of this edition collects all the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays.
Aeschylus
Aeschylus, an ancient Greek playwright known for his tragic trilogy "Oresteia," revolutionized Greek drama with his use of multiple characters and grand themes. His distinctive style, characterized by powerful language and intense emotions, laid the foundation for the development of Western theater. Aeschylus is considered the father of tragedy.
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The Oresteia : Agamemnon, Women at the Graveside, Orestes in Athens
Aeschylus I : The Persians, The Seven Against Thebes, The Suppliant Maidens, Prometheus Bound
The Persians and Other Plays : The Persians / Prometheus Bound / Seven Against Thebes / The Suppliants
