Prometheus Plays, First Edition (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Penguin Classics relaunchAeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. In Prometheus Bound the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept. The Suppliants tells the story of the fifty daughters of Danaus who must flee to escape enforced marriages, while Seven Against Thebes shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus. And The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the aftermath of the defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, with a sympathetic portrayal of its disgraced King Xerxes.Philip Vellacott's evocative translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology. Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. This translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: New. 2009. First Edition. paperback. Deals with events from Athenian history, and depicts the final defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis. This work shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus, and relates the pursuit of the fifty daughters of Danaus by the fifty sons of Aegyptus, and their final rescue by a heroic king. Translator(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230. . . . . .

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. first thus, paperback, 160 pages, pages browned otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf N7.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. first thus, paperback, 160 pages, names inside rear cover, pages tanned otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 230.

Reinforced wrappers. Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus. First Impression. Special Library Binding issue with reinforced cloth spine. A Fine copy. 239pp. English only. Translated, with an Introduction by Edith Hamilton. Q13944.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Penguin Classics relaunchAeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. In Prometheus Bound the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept. The Suppliants tells the story of the fifty daughters of Danaus who must flee to escape enforced marriages, while Seven Against Thebes shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus. And The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the aftermath of the defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, with a sympathetic portrayal of its disgraced King Xerxes.Philip Vellacott's evocative translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology. Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. This translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Penguin Classics relaunchAeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. In Prometheus Bound the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept. The Suppliants tells the story of the fifty daughters of Danaus who must flee to escape enforced marriages, while Seven Against Thebes shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus. And The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the aftermath of the defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, with a sympathetic portrayal of its disgraced King Xerxes.Philip Vellacott's evocative translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology. Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. This translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Copyright 1937. 239 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Pen markings throughout text. Previous owner's name inscribed on first front-end page and inside of front cover. Small tear on top edge of spine. Pen marking on front cover.

Condition: Gut. Erste Auflage dieser Ausgabe. 288 (2) pages. 18,9 x 12,3 cm. Aus der Bibliothek der Gräfin Eleonora Ledebur. Rebound in recent 3/4 leather binding. Buchrücken am Kopf minimal ausgefranst und etwas aufgehellt. Guter Zustand. Ais|chylos, lateinisch Aeschylus, Äschylus, griechischer Dichter, * Eleusis 525 v. Chr., Gela (Sizilien) 456 v. Chr.; kämpfte bei Marathon und Salamis, errang 484 den ersten seiner 13 Siege im Tragiker-Agon an den Großen Dionysien, führte als Gast Hierons von Syrakus (nach 471) die »Frauen von Aitne« auf und ging (nach 458) wieder nach Sizilien. Mit Aischylos' Dramen beginnt die europäische tragische Dichtung. Aischylos ließ die Handlung stärker hervortreten und setzte sie in innere Beziehung zum Chor. Statt des einen, dem Chor respondierenden Schauspielers ließ er zwei, später wie Sophokles drei einen dramatischen Dialog führen. Von Aischylos stammt die Verbindung dreier Stücke zu einer inhaltlich geschlossenen Trilogie (mit dem Satyrspiel zur Tetralogie). Aischylos zeigt, wie Menschen kaum vermeidbar in Verblendung und Verfehlung geraten und dennoch für ihr Handeln verantwortlich bleiben, auch wenn eine Gottheit »mitursächlich« wirkt. Andererseits lässt Aischylos Zeus als alles beherrschende Macht auftreten und den Menschen durch Leiden lernen (»Agamemnon«). Da im Drama des Aischylos alles Geschehen von den Göttern bestimmt wird, ist es keine Schicksalstragödie im neuzeitlichen Sinn. Aischylos' großen, auch grüblerischen Gedanken entspricht seine erhabene, sinnschwere Sprache. Von seinen wohl 90 Tragödien sind nur sieben erhalten: »Perser« (zuerst aufgeführt 472), »Sieben gegen Theben« (467), »Schutzflehende« (463?), die Orestie (»Agamemnon«, »Choephoren«, »Eumeniden«, zuerst aufgeführt 458), »Gefesselter Prometheus« (Datierung unsicher). (c) Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus AG, 2004. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 490 Rotbrauner nachgebundener marmorierter Halblederband mit Lederecken, goldgeprägten Rückentiteln, goldgeprägten Rückenverzierungen, 5 Bünden, einer Deckelillustration, Kopfgoldschnitt und mit marmorierten Vorsätzen.

Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5.25 x 8.25in. 239pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows just a light suggestion of even toning of the front endpaper, otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities with very shallow losses from the head and foot of the spine, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.