Aeschylus: The Creator of TragedyClarendon Press, 1940 - 242 pages Shows how Aeschylus started with the raw material which Aristotle called 'little myths and ridiculous language' and transformed it into a style of drama which had never existed before. The world 'tragedy' derives its meaning from the achievement of Aeschylus, whether it be applied to dramas like 'Macbeth', to poems like 'Paridise lost', or novels like 'War and peace'. |
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HOW AESCHYLUS CREATED TRAGEDY | 1 |
THE STAGE TECHNIQUE OF AESCHYLUS | 37 |
AESCHYLUS AS A POET OF IDEAS ARIS | 72 |
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