Aeschylus: Persians by Unknown (Author)

As the earliest surviving European drama, Persians is of incalculable interest to students of ancient literature. This edition offers facing translation, commentary and notes that focus on the visual and aural effects Aeschylus created, his extraordinarily rich imagery, and the play's unique contribution to Athenian democratic ideology.

• | Author: Unknown
• | Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
• | Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 1996
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 210 pages
• | Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9780856685972