Aeschylus In An Hour

A thirty-five-year-old Aeschylus enlisted in the Athenian army and fought in the battle of Marathon (490 BCE) and Salamis (480 BCE). These battles were not only the prelude to Athenian military hegemony in the region but also to Athenian cultural dominance. Aeschylus himself would be part of that cultural revolution. Writing the great masterpiece, Oresteia, he took up a theme that first dawned on him at the deep wisdom of the eternal justice which rules the world, as Thucydides wrote.Setting the playwright in context to his personal life, social, historical and political events, other writers of influence, and more, you will quickly gain a deep understanding of Aeschylus and the plays he wrote. Read Aeschylus in an hour and experience his plays like never before. Know the playwright, love the play!The book Aeschylus In an Hour, the main essay of the bookAeschylus in a Minute, a snapshot chronologyA complete listing of Aeschylus's workA list of Aeschylus s contemporaries in all fieldsExcerpts from Aeschylus's significant worksAn extensive bibliography grouped according to type of readerAn index of the main essay.