{"product_id":"looking-at-persians-paperback","title":"Looking at Persians - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Stuttard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Stuttard\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar and Fellow of Goodenough College, UK. He has directed his own translations and adaptations of Greek drama throughout the UK and in classical theatres in Turkey and Albania. He is the founder of the theatre company Actors of Dionysus and has edited six 'Looking at' volumes for Bloomsbury: \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eAjax \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), \u003ci\u003eAntigone \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), \u003ci\u003eBacchae \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), \u003ci\u003eMedea \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eLysistrata\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48433133551865,"sku":"9781350227965","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/8FxwzoZuI69781350227965.webp?v=1779519240","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/looking-at-persians-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}