Aeschylus: The Seven Plays In English Verse Paperback - 2006

Aeschylus: The Seven Plays In English Verse is a book that contains seven plays written by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus. The plays included in the book are The Persians, Seven Against Thebes, The Suppliants, Prometheus Bound, Agamemnon, The Choephori, and The Eumenides. The book is translated into English verse by Lewis Campbell, a Scottish classical scholar and professor of Greek at the University of St Andrews. The translations are faithful to the original Greek texts and capture the poetic beauty and power of Aeschylus' plays. The book also includes an introduction by Campbell that provides context and background information on Aeschylus and his works. Aeschylus: The Seven Plays In English Verse is a valuable resource for students of classical literature, as well as anyone interested in exploring the timeless themes of justice, revenge, and the human condition that Aeschylus' plays explore.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.