Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)

The play's title figure has long held a central place in the 'libertarian' stream of Western culture, but controversies continue to swirl about the work and its hero. What are we to make of Prometheus's extravagant claims? Was he, as he insists, the only force that stood between the human race and extinction? Can Zeus really have been as misanthropic as his adversary paints him? Are we, in short, to think of Prometheus as a genuine hero, or merely as a megalomaniac rebel without sufficient cause? As for the play itself, the present editor, flying in the face of current orthodoxy, takes the view that the case against Aeschylean authorship has not been established. But this lingering doubt should do nothing to diminish its stature as a masterpiece of ancient Greek drama. The play's title figure has long held a central place in the 'libertarian' stream of Western culture, but controversies continue to swirl about the work and its hero. This volume presents the original Greek text with facing-page translation, commentary and notes. In this new edition of Aeschylus' play 'Prometheus', the Greek text is accompanied by an introduction, an English translation and explanatory notes. In the introduction, Podlecki discusses the background and cultural significance of the Prometheus myth An ancient Greek tragedy attributed to Aeschylus. The play follows the sufferings of the Titan Prometheus who has been fastened to a rock by Zeus as punishment for giving the knowledge of fire to mankind. Aeschylus ; Edited With An Introduction, Translation And Commentary By A.j. Podlecki. Includes Bibliography (p. [211]-222). Text In English And Ancient Greek.