{"product_id":"9780141915814","title":"Prometheus Bound and Other Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eAeschylus (525–456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. In \u003ci\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/i\u003e the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept. \u003ci\u003eThe Suppliants\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the fifty daughters of Danaus who must flee to escape enforced marriages, while \u003ci\u003eSeven Against Thebes\u003c\/i\u003e shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus. And \u003ci\u003eThe Persians\u003c\/i\u003e, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the aftermath of the defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, with a sympathetic portrayal of its disgraced King Xerxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Vellacott’s evocative translation is accompanied by an introduction, with individual discussions of the plays, and their sources in history and mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119808692464,"sku":"9780141915814","price":12.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141915814_p0.jpg?v=1763655624","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141915814","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}