Aeschylus
(525 - 456 BCE)
Timothy H. Wilson
Timothy H. Wilson
An introduction to ancient Greek tragedy, including a discussion of the political and cultural context in 5th Century Athens, theories of the origins of tragedy in Dionysian ritual, ancient theatrical staging and Aristotle's theory of tragedy in the Poetics.
- Agamemnon (458 BCE)
- Libation Bearers (458 BCE)
- Eumenides (458 BCE)
- On Prometheus Bound (480-456 BCE)
Notes from a reading for Triumvirate Book Club (Summer 2018)