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The Persians by Aeschylus

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Persians Summary
906 words, approx. 3 pages
Persians are people of Indo-European or Aryan origin that moved to the Iranian plateau from the east. The word "Persian" comes from the Persian word Parsa (its Arabic form is Fars), which referred to people from the region in the south of...
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The Persians (Πέρσαι) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus. It is the oldest surviving play in Western literature. It is also notable for being the only extant Greek tragedy based on contemporary events. The Persians was part of...


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U.S. Navy replaces Persian Gulf carriers
5/7/2007: 306 words, approx. 1 pages
The U.S. Navy said Sunday that it was maintaining a stepped-up military presence in the Persian Gulf by keeping two aircraft carriers in the area amid tensions with Iran.The USS Nimitz and the ships in its strike group were expected within two days to replace...
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Iran seizes 3 Finns in Persian Gulf
6/6/2007: 373 words, approx. 1 pages
Iran has detained three Finns for allegedly straying into its territorial waters during a fishing trip in the Persian Gulf but is releasing no information on their whereabouts, the Finnish ambassador to Tehran said Wednesday.Ambassador Heikki Puurunen said Iranian officials assured him that the three...
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3 Finns freed by Iran return to Dubai
6/10/2007: 340 words, approx. 1 pages
Three Finnish men seized by Iran while on a fishing trip last week have returned Saturday to the United Arab Emirates, where they live, the company that employs them said.The men, who work for Nokia Siemens Networks in Dubai, were on a weekend jaunt near...
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France says Iran detains an academic
4/4/2007: 255 words, approx. 1 pages
Iranian authorities detained a French academic and have barred him from leaving the country since January, the French Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.Stephane Dudoignon was arrested in the sensitive region of Sistan-Baluchestan, in southeastern Iran, on Jan. 30 after photographing a religious procession there, Foreign Ministry...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Lois Spatz
14,984 words, approx. 50 pages
In the following essays, Spatz discusses Aeschylus's life, his society, and the state of theater in his time, and provides an overview of the Persians, including analyses of its staging, diction, and imagery.
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Critical Essay by Robert Holmes Beck
13,081 words, approx. 44 pages
In the following essay, Beck explores the Greek moral code and how Aeschylus treated it in his plays.
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Critical Essay by Robert Holmes Beck
13,061 words, approx. 44 pages
In the following essay, Beck explores the Greek moral code and how Aeschylus treated it in his plays.
 


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