{"product_id":"looking-at-persians-david-stuttard-9781350227965","title":"Looking at Persians","description":"\u003cp\u003eAeschylus' \u003ci\u003ePersians \u003c\/i\u003eis unique in being the only extant Greek tragedy on an historical subject: Greece's victory in 480 BC over the great Persian King, Xerxes, eight years before the play was written and first performed in 472 BC. \u003ci\u003eLooking at Persians \u003c\/i\u003eexamines how Aeschylus responded to such a turning point in Athenian history and how his audience may have reacted to his play. As well as considering the play's relationship with earlier lost tragedies and discussing its central themes, including war, nature and the value of human life, the volume considers how \u003ci\u003ePersians\u003c\/i\u003e may have been staged in fifth-century Athens and how it has been performed today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The twelve essays presented here are written by prominent international academics and offer insightful analyses of the play from the perspectives of performance, history and society. Intended for readers ranging from school students and undergraduates to teachers and those interested in drama (including practitioners), this volume also includes an accurate, accessible and performance-friendly English translation of \u003ci\u003ePersians\u003c\/i\u003e by David Stuttard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Stuttard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135022796X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350227965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"David Stuttard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48484965187839,"sku":"9781350227965","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dbfdbed6-7fa4-42a1-b8db-bf0677bd300a.jpg?v=1778047010","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/looking-at-persians-david-stuttard-9781350227965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}