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Seven Against Thebes 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...


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Seven Against Thebes Information
961 words, approx. 3 pages
Greek Wikisource has original text related to this article: Επτά επί Θήβας The Seven against Thebes is a mythic narrative whose classic statement is found in the play by Aeschylus (467 BCE) concerning the battle between the Seven led by...


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Monarch Notes
Plays of Aeschylus: Seven Against Thebes (467 B.C.)
01/01/1963: 2,957 words, approx. 10 pages
Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Seven Against Thebes (467 B.C.) Background: Aeschylus won first prize for his Theban tetralogy, which included Laius, oedipus, Seven Against Thebes, and The Sphinx, a satyr-play. Of these, only Seven Against Thebes has survived. The play is rather static, simple in...
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Seven up, seven down against Iowa
02/15/2007: 475 words, approx. 2 pages
The Iowa Stars' mastery over the Milwaukee Admirals this season is one of those weird, inexplicable situations that occur in sports from time to time. The Stars, who occupy fifth place in the AHL's West Division with a 26-24-2-1 record, beat the Admirals...


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Thomas G. Rosenmeyer
14,560 words, approx. 49 pages
In the following essay, Rosenmeyer conducts a scene-by-scene analysis of Seven against Thebes.


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