{"product_id":"aeschylus-plays-i-by-aeschylus-9780413651907","title":"Aeschylus Plays: I","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\nClassic plays reissued in the new Methuen Greek Classics series in a distinctive style.\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Persians\u003c\/em\u003e, based on the destruction of the Persian invaders in 480BC, breaks with the Greek tradition of purely dramatising myths to deal with the recent past and with characters who would have been familiar to its first audience in 472BC. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/em\u003e stages the stand-off between the original rebel and hero, Prometheus, and almighty Zeus. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuppliants\u003c\/em\u003e follows the plight of Danaus and his daughters, in flight from a fateful marriage contract with the King of Egypt's sons, and shows the triumph of humanity over brute force. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Against Thebes\u003c\/em\u003e dramatises the final battle between the two sons of Oedipus, Eteocles and Polynices, in the climax of the Oedipus saga. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael, these plays are widely studied in schools, colleges, and universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470029734124,"sku":"9780413651907","price":38.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780413651907-aeschylus-plays-i.jpg?v=1775207565","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/aeschylus-plays-i-by-aeschylus-9780413651907","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}