Cosmos and Tragedy: An Essay on the Meaning of Aeschylus - Softcover

Otis, Brooks

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807897442 ISBN 13: 9780807897447

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Enduring Editions, 2009

Synopsis

Otis clarifies the moral and theological issues raised in the <3>Ortesia<1> and relates them to certain stylistic and structural qualities of the three plays. He tackles the central questions of guilt, retribution, and the relation between human and divine justice, and he sees a carefully prepared evolution in the trilogy from a primitive to a more civilized form of justice. Otis treats the trilogy as a poem, a play, and a work of theological and philosophical reflection.

Originally published in 1981.

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About this edition

• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Enduring Editions
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0807897442
• ISBN 13: 9780807897447
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 137