Prometheus Bound

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Title
Prometheus Bound
Description
“Aeschylus (525–456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. In Prometheus Bound the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is kept."
Identifier
Promethean_Literature_3
Creator
Aeschylus
Contributor
Phillip Vellacott
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Date Created
circa 430 B.C.E.
Type
Tragedy See all items with this value
Subject
Mythology, Greek See all items with this value
Prometheus See all items with this value
Torture See all items with this value
Fragment See all items with this value
Source
Prometheus Bound and other Plays
Rights
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Copyright
Item sets
Promethean Literature
Media
Prometheus_Bound_Aeschylus

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Prometheus Torture of Prometheus Gods Literature Tragedy Play Ancient