Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound

Author:   Anthony J. Podlecki ,  A. J. Podlecki
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780856684722


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   25 October 2005
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound


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Author:   Anthony J. Podlecki ,  A. J. Podlecki
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Aris & Phillips Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780856684722


ISBN 10:   0856684724
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   25 October 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.
Language:   Greek, ancient (to 1453)

Table of Contents

"Editor's Preface Introduction 1. Prometheus, Bringer-of-fire 2. Prometheus in archaic Greece 3. Associated myths 4. Near Eastern parallels 5. Prometheus in fifth-century cult 6. Prometheus philanthropes: the fifth-century idea of progress 7. The Prometheus Bound in its trilogy; possible sequels 8. The ""Problem"" of Zeus 9. Prometheus in ancient Greek art 10. True Promethean fire 11. The Text of Prometheus Bound Symbols in the Apparatus Criticus Greek Text (with Apparatus) and facing Translation Commentary Appendices 1. The Authenticity of Prometheus Bound 2. The Geography of Prometheus Bound Bibliography and Abbreviations"

Reviews

The Introduction is worth the price of the book on its own. But the Commentary too is superb...every school and University Classics Department should purchase at least one copy.


The Introduction is worth the price of the book on its own. But the Commentary too is superb...every school and University Classics Department should purchase at least one copy. -- JACT Review JACT Review


The Introduction is worth the price of the book on its own. But the Commentary too is superb...every school and University Classics Department should purchase at least one copy. -- Robert Tatam JACT Review, 2006


The Introduction is worth the price of the book on its own. But the Commentary too is superb...every school and University Classics Department should purchase at least one copy. --Robert Tatam JACT Review (01/01/2006)


Author Information

Anthony J. Podlecki is a retired Professor of Classics at the University of British Columbia. He has written many books, with a major focus on the interaction between the literature and the history of ancient Greece of the archaic and classical periods. These include 'Perikles and his Circle' (Routledge) and 'The Political Background to Aeschylean Tragedy' (Bristol Classical Press).

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