The Complete Surviving Plays of Aeschylus
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*Includes The Oresteia Trilogy, Prometheus Bound, The Persians, The Suppliant Maidens, and Seven Against Thebes
Aeschylus is one of the 3 most famous ancient Greek playwrights, along with Sophocles and Euripides, and together, they all but established and invented Western drama. As the Father of Tragedy, Aeschylus was famous even among the ancient Greeks, including Aristotle, and his plays made other Greeks famous, like Orestes.
Aeschylus authored dozens if not hundreds of plays, but only a few survive today, including The Oresteia (a trilogy of the plays Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides). Other surviving works include The Persians (the oldest surviving tragedy in history), The Suppliant Maidens, and Seven Against Thebes. He’s also recognized as the author of Prometheus Bound, though scholars still debate that.
Aeschylus is one of the 3 most famous ancient Greek playwrights, along with Sophocles and Euripides, and together, they all but established and invented Western drama. As the Father of Tragedy, Aeschylus was famous even among the ancient Greeks, including Aristotle, and his plays made other Greeks famous, like Orestes.
Aeschylus authored dozens if not hundreds of plays, but only a few survive today, including The Oresteia (a trilogy of the plays Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides). Other surviving works include The Persians (the oldest surviving tragedy in history), The Suppliant Maidens, and Seven Against Thebes. He’s also recognized as the author of Prometheus Bound, though scholars still debate that.
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