{"product_id":"aeschylus-character-and-the-yoke-mark-ringer-9781666939088","title":"Aeschylus, Character, and the Yoke of Necessity","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAeschylus, Character, and the Yoke of Necessity\u003c\/i\u003econsiders the works of Aeschylus in the context of the playwright's handling of dramatic character and the conflict between freedom and compulsion.\u003c\/b\u003e Aeschylus was an Athenian citizen during the first generation of that polis's democratic system. As such, he and his contemporaries were encountering a kind of free agency unknown before in history. Aeschylus presents the archetype of the \"tragedy of character\" that will resonate throughout world literature. It is a fascinating and essential component to the conception of his drama that his protagonists each of the six plays find ways of escaping freedom in exchange for a self-imposed spiritual bondage. They \"slip [their] necks into the yoke of necessity,\" to borrow a pivotal line from the Agamemnon. Caught between their individual motives and the unavoidable necessity of their situation, each protagonist handles this conflict in a way that defines the specificity of their character and results in the development of the plot. This book also explores the frequently dominant position of the Aeschylean chorus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Ringer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1666939080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781666939088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Mark Ringer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425363411199,"sku":"9781666939088","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35b57fc3-0636-44ae-958e-e329bae36d6f.jpg?v=1761538700","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aeschylus-character-and-the-yoke-mark-ringer-9781666939088","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}