Aeschylus
Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian, and is often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them. Formerly, characters interacted only with the chorus.
Books by Aeschylus
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Prometheus Bound
by Aeschylus
4.0(11,811)
Chained to a desolate peak for defying Zeus and giving humanity fire and knowledge, the Titan Prometheus endures eternal torment, showing humanity's defiant spirit against an unforgiving cosmos.
Agamemnon
by Aeschylus
3.9(14,958)
After the Trojan War, King Agamemnon returns home, unaware of his wife Clytemnestra's plan for revenge, which ends in his murder and a lasting curse on the House of Atreus.
The Suppliants
by Aeschylus
4.2(649)
Fifty sisters flee forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins, seeking refuge in Argos and igniting a city-wide debate on hospitality, divine will, and the perilous cost of protecting the vulnerable.