| #780953 in Books | 1990-02-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 5.38 x.29 x8.00l,.27 | File type: PDF | 144 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Prometheus - He Brought Knowledge to Humans|By Tom|[Kindle Version of the Book] The story of Prometheus's imprisonment has often been depicted as one of just punishment for the crafty, Prometheus. Yet here in Prometheus Bound we find that the Olympian Gods themselves are portrayed as cruel antagonists. Zeus is shown as the intolerant dictator bent on punishing Prometheus f||"I love the introduction, translation, and notes. Very well informed and stimulating."--John Lenz, Drew University
"The notes and introduction are excellent and the translation itself is clear and effective."--E. Christian Kopff, University of Colo
For readers accustomed to the relatively undramatic standard translations of Prometheus Bound, this version by James Scully, a poet and winner of the Lamont Poetry Prize, and C. John Herington, one of the world's foremost Aeschylean scholars, will come as a revelation. Scully and Herington accentuate the play's true power, drama, and relevance to modern times. Aeschylus originally wrote Prometheus Bound as part of a tragic trilogy, and this translation...
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