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Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus

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Author Biography

Name: Aeschylus
Birth Date: 524 B.C.
Death Date: 456 B.C.
Place of Death: Gela, Italy
Nationality: Greek
Gender: Male
Occupations: dramatist

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Biography of Aeschylus
1390 words, approx. 4.6 pages
The Greek playwright Aeschylus (524-456 BC) is the first European dramatist whose plays have been preserved. He is also the earliest of the great Greek tragedians, and more than any other he is concerned with the interrelationship of man and the gods. Ae...
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Biography of Aeschylus
9877 words, approx. 32.9 pages
In the city of Athens in the fifth century B.C., Aeschylus, the Father of Tragedy, developed a spectacle in which choral song and dance alternated with solo speeches into one of the major genres of world literature. The ninety plays that Aeschylus wrote...
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Biography of Aeschylus
9255 words, approx. 30.9 pages
In the city of Athens in the fifth century B.C., Aeschylus, the Father of Tragedy, developed a spectacle in which choral song and dance alternated with solo speeches into one of the major genres of world literature. The ninety plays that Aeschylus wrote...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Prometheus Bound Information
1,628 words, approx. 5 pages
Prometheus Bound is an Ancient Greek tragedy. In Antiquity, this drama was attributed to Aeschylus, but is now considered by some scholars to be the work of another hand, perhaps one as late as ca. 415 BC.[1] Despite these doubts of authorship, the...


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Variety
Prometheus Bound.(Theater review)
03/26/2007: 714 words, approx. 2 pages
(CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY; 161 SEATS; $45 TOP) NEW YORK A Classic Stage Company and Aquila Theater presentation of a play in one act by Aeschylus, translated and directed by James Kerr. Sets and costumes, Paul Willis; lighting, Mark Jonathan; original music, Dan Lipton;...
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The Humanist
Fallible Gods.(The Popular Condition)(Prometheus Bound, a play by Aeschylus)(The Green Pastures: A Fable, a play by Marc Connely)
01/01/2007: 1,136 words, approx. 4 pages
WHEN WE HUMANS aren't squabbling among ourselves over who owns what, or who's good and who's bad, we tend to fret about the "Big Question"--who's in charge? In the twenty-first century we are still tying ourselves into psychological knots over the possible answers...
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The New York Observer
Separate Bedrooms in Aspen: Mogul Meltdown on Slopes
10/12/2007: 2,536 words, approx. 9 pages
[Ed. note: this article was originally published on April 15, 1996] Carrie went to Aspen by Learjet. She wore the white mink coat, a short dress and white patent-leather boots. It seemed like the thing to wear on a Learjet but it wasn’t. The other...


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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David Grene
6,281 words, approx. 21 pages
In the essay below, Grene delineates the "dramatic de-sign" of Prometheus Bound.


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