{"product_id":"prometheus-bound-and-other-plays","title":"Prometheus Bound And Other Plays","description":"Penguin Classics relaunch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAeschylus (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 \u003ci\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/i\u003e the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept. \u003ci\u003eThe Suppliants\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the fifty daughters of Danaus who must flee to escape enforced marriages, while \u003ci\u003eSeven Against Thebes\u003c\/i\u003e shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus. And \u003ci\u003eThe Persians\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Vellacott's evocative translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology.","brand":"Aeschylus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43515619737661,"sku":null,"price":25.64,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780140441123.jpg?v=1787487162","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/prometheus-bound-and-other-plays","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}