Aischylos

<p>This is a Latin edition of the works of Aeschylus (Aischylos) the ancient Greek tragedian. Aeschylus is often recognized as the father of tragedy; his plays are the earliest to have survived in a complete form. This volume edited by James Scholefield offers readers a chance to engage with the foundational texts of Western drama in the Latin language.</p><p>Included are some of Aeschylus's most famous works such as The Persians Seven Against Thebes The Suppliants and the Oresteia trilogy (comprising Agamemnon The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides). These plays explore themes of justice revenge fate and the role of the gods in human affairs. This edition presents these timeless works in a scholarly format ideal for students and enthusiasts of classical literature.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>