21. Aeschylus: Poems The Eclipse of aeschylus Revered as aeschylus was in his life and honored in his death, yet there arose a generation that laughed at his archaic diction http://www.poetry-archive.com/a/aeschylus.html

POEMS BY AESCHYLUS: The Battle of Salamis The Beacon Fires Lament for the Two Brothers Slain by Each Other's Hand Prometheus Amid Hurricane and Earthquake ... Song of the Furies RELATED WEBSITES Aeschylus - A biography of the "Father of Greek drama." Aeschylus (c. 525-456 B.C.) - A biography of the Greek dramatist, plus links to purchase all of his works currently in print. Aeschylus and His Tragedies - Biography of the Greek dramatist and analysis of his poetic qualities. Aeschylus: Bibliography - A list of his surviving works. Aeschylus Characterized - A brief poetic impression of the poet's works. Aeschylus Forever Lost - An account of the destruction of the complete works of Aeschylus. Aeschylus: The First Great Playwright - Details of the poet's life. Aeschylus Monologues - An index of monologues.

22. New Page 2 In the first I want to offer some background information for our study of aeschylus s Oresteia, specifically on the Trojan War and the House of Atreus, http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/introser/aeschylus.htm

Lecture on The Oresteia Ian Johnston, Malaspina University-College [The following notes began as a lecture delivered, in part, at Malaspina College in Liberal Studies 301 on September 25, 1995. That lecture was considerably revised in July 2000. This text is in the public domain, released July 2000. Note that references to Aeschylus's text are to the translation by Robert Fagles (Penguin, 1977)] For access to a free on-line translation of the Oresteia, follow this link: Oresteia A. Introduction My lecture today falls into two parts. In the first I want to offer some background information for our study of Aeschylus's Oresteia , specifically on the Trojan War and the House of Atreus, and in the second I will be addressing the first play in that trilogy, the Agamemnon , making relatively brief mention of the other plays in the trilogy. Other speakers today will focus in more detail on the second and third plays. B. The Trojan War With the possible exception of the narratives in the Old Testament, no story has been such a fecund artistic resource in Western culture as the Greeks' favourite tale, the Trojan War. This is a vast, complex story, which includes a great many subsidiary narratives, and it has over the centuries proved an inexhaustible resource for Western writers, painters, musicians, choreographers, novelists, and dramatists. It would be comparatively easy and very interesting to develop a course of study of Western Culture based entirely upon artistic depictions of events from this long narrative. So it's an important part of cultural literacy for any students of our traditions to have some acquaintance with the details of this story, which even today shows no sign of losing its appeal.

23. Aeschylus - Best Of Sicily Magazine Classical bust of aeschylus. By some accounts, he was born in Athens. According to others, he was a native of nearby Eleusis, where his father, Euphorion, http://www.bestofsicily.com/mag/art88.htm

Best of Sicily presents... Best of Sicily Magazine. Dedicated to Sicilian art, culture, history, people, places and all things Sicilian. This site better viewed with JavaScript or Scripting activated. Aeschylus by Vincenzo Salerno Magazine Index Best of Sicily Fashion About Us ... Map of Sicily Tragically, not all of Aeschylus' tragedies have survived. The earliest one known to us is "Persians," first performed in Syracuse at the request of its ruler, Hieron I. This was followed, in 475 BC, by "Women of Etna," in honour of the refoundation of Catania. Aeschylus probably acted in some of his own plays, not an uncommon practice for writers in those days. In effect, people like Aeschylus were writer-director-actors, multi-talented in much the same manner as many of today's rap singers, who write, choreograph and perform. The Syracusan amphitheatre was a magnificent setting. The largest Greek theatre anywhere constructed entirely of stone, it was then somewhat larger than the structure standing today. Of the Oedipus trilogy only "Seven Against Thebes" survives, but it is an inspired and inspiring work. Like the

24. ECStemplate Penn State s Electronic Classics Series aeschylus Page. From this site you can download works by aeschylus (525 256 B.C.E.) in Adobe s ® Acrobat http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/aeschylu.htm

25. The Agamemnon Of Aeschylus By Aeschylus - Project Gutenberg Download the free eBook The Agamemnon of aeschylus by aeschylus. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14417

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26. Enjoying "Prometheus Bound", By Aeschylus Background information and links related to the story of Prometheus. http://www.pathguy.com/promethe.htm

Enjoying "Prometheus Bound", by Aeschylus Ed Friedlander MD scalpel_blade@yahoo.com The beautiful fables of the Greeks, being proper creations of the imagination and not of the fancy, are universal verities. What a range of meanings and what perpetual pertinence has the story of Prometheus! Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Essays" Prometheus stole fire and gave it to the human race. For this, he was bound to a mountain and punished for centuries. This basic Greek myth was retold through the classic era and provided the plot for Aeschylus's "Prometheus Bound". This site will help you as you search the background and meaning of this play, and ideas about the story of Prometheus generally. The Myths of Prometheus Prometheus was one of the Titans, the original race of gods sprung from earth and sky. He sided with Zeus and the other major gods of classical Greece when they overthrew the other Titans. The titans are listed by Hesiod in his Theogony as a group of twelve major gods, including allegorically-named Kronos ("time"), Mnemosyne ("memory / remembrance"), Themis ("justice"), Phoebe ("brightness"), Oceanus ("the ocean"), Hyperion ("the high one"), Tethys and Theia (both mean "the goddess / the revered lady"). Prometheus is usually listed as the son of the titan Iapetus. This could be the same name as "Japeth", ancestor of the Europeans in the Old Testament, and/or as "Giapetto", creator of Pinocchio. Herodotus (Histories) tells us that Prometheus's wife was named Asia, and that the continent of Asia was named for her. Aeschylus has Themis as mother of Prometheus.

27. Aeschylus Quotes aeschylus He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/aeschylus148591.html

Add the "Quote of the Day" to Your Site or Blog - it's EASY! Home Quote Topics Quote Keywords ... Author Nationalities Authors: A B C D ... Z Web brainyquote.com Aeschylus Quotes He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. Aeschylus Vote on this Quote: Bad Good Type: Poet Quotes Category: Greek Poet Quotes Year of Birth: 525 BC Year of Death: 456 BC Nationality: Greek Amazon: Aeschylus on Amazon Related Authors: Aeschylus Euripides Homer Horace ... Menander More Aeschylus Quotations: A god implants in mortal... Ah, lives of men! When... Alas for the affairs of... And one who is just... ... You have been trapped in... Quote Keywords: Against Awful Cannot Comes ... Wisdom Dictionary Links: Against Awful Cannot Comes ... RSS Feeds About Us Inquire Privacy Terms

28. Aeschylus - Greek Playwright - History For Kids! aeschylus for Kids Who was aeschylus? Why was aeschylus so famous for his plays? http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/literature/aeschylus.htm

Aeschylus for Kids - what did Aeschylus write plays about? Why are his plays so famous? when did Aeschylus live? Aeschylus Aeschylus (ESS-kill-us) is the earliest playwright whose plays survive today, though there were Greek men writing plays a little earlier. Aeschylus lived in Athens in the late 500's and early 400's BC , so he saw the birth of Athenian democracy under Cleisthenes. He fought in the battle of Marathon . Aeschylus lived at the same time as Sophocles , though Sophocles was a bit younger. The Theater of Dionysos in Athens Aeschylus wrote tragedies about the difficult choices men (not, in his view, women) have to make, and what happens as a result. His most famous plays are the three plays Agamemnon , the Libation Bearers , and the Eumenides . In Agamemnon, the king has to decide whether to keep his promise to the other kings, even if it means killing his own daughter. In Libation Bearers, that king's son has to decide whether to kill his own mother, because she killed his father. And in Eumenides, a jury has to decide whether the same king's son is guilty of murder. When Aeschylus died, his tombstone did not even mention his plays. It just said "I fought at

29. Aeschylus, Persians A play as written in 470 BC by aeschylus translated by Robert Potter. http://www.ucalgary.ca/~vandersp/Courses/texts/aescpers.html

470 BC THE PERSIANS by Aeschylus translated by Robert Potter The electronic text version of this translation comes from the Eris Project at Virginia Tech, which has made it available for public use. The hypertext version presented here has been designed for students of Ancient History at the University of Calgary. I have added line numbers (to facilitate specific citation or to find a specific passage from a citation; note: the line numbers of a Greek text do not always fit as smoothly as one might like into a translation) and made occasional minor modifications, generally following the line ascriptions of more recent scholars; in the final discussion between Xerxes and the chorus, I have followed Potter's assemblage into two speeches, rather than attempt the almost impossible task of adapting his translation into the interplay between the two parties. Another HTML version of the complete text, with no numeration if you prefer this, is available at the Internet Classics Archive from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. J. Vanderspoel, Department of Greek, Latin and Ancient History, University of Calgary

30. Aeschylus Biography And Analysis aeschylus biography with 156 pages of profile on aeschylus sourced from encyclopedias, critical essays, summaries, and research journals. http://www.bookrags.com/Aeschylus

Literature Guides Criticism/Essays Biographies Research Anything: All BookRags Literature Guides Teacher Products Essays Criticism Biographies Encyclopedias News History Encyclopedias Films News ... Amazon.com Aeschylus Summary Order the Aeschylus Study Pack Aeschylus About 156 pages (46,768 words) in 8 products "Aeschylus" Search Results Contents: Biographies Works by Author Summaries News Criticism Biography Name: Aeschylus Birth Date: 524 B.C. Death Date: 456 B.C. Place of Death: Gela, Italy Nationality: Greek Gender: Male Occupations: dramatist summary from source: Biography of Aeschylus 1,390 words, approx. 5 pages The Greek playwright Aeschylus (524-456 BC) is the first European dramatist whose plays have been preserved. He is also the earliest of the great Greek tragedians, and more than any other he is concerned with the interrelationship of man and the gods.... summary from source: Biography of Aeschylus 9,877 words, approx. 33 pages In the city of Athens in the fifth century B.C., Aeschylus, the Father of Tragedy, developed a spectacle in which choral song and dance alternated with solo speeches into one of the major genres of world literature. The ninety plays that Aeschylus... Encyclopedia and Summary Information summary from source: Aeschylus Information 24 words, approx. pages

31. Aeschylus aeschylus (525425 BCE) became the first Greek playwright to bring a second actor on to the stage, enabling him to exploit the endless possibilities of http://www.humanistictexts.org/aeschylus.htm

Authors born between 1000 and 500 B CE Chinese Odes Solomon Homer Hebrew Scribes ... Confucius [ Aeschylus ] Click Up For A Summary Of Each Author Contents Introduction The Sacrifice at Aulis The Death of Iphigenia The Gift of Helen ... Sources Introduction Aeschylus (525-425 BCE) became the first Greek playwright to bring a second actor on to the stage, enabling him to exploit the endless possibilities of dialog. His one surviving trilogy of plays overthrows the ancient tradition of the repeating cycle of vengeance and blood feud, replacing it with trial by jury as a means of achieving justice. Symbolic of the change in psychology this requires is the transformation of the Furies—ancient, primitive deities pursuing vengeance—into beneficent powers bringing peace. They are portrayed as transformed by a new way of thinking, initiated by Athena, who represents wisdom acting through persuasion. Another deity present in the plays, Apollo, has also demanded murder in revenge for murder. He has tried to break the sequence of calamities by requiring subsequent ritual cleansing and forgiveness. He also comes to accept Athena’s concept of justice by means of a jury. In essence, Aeschylus shows that the tradition of individuals pursuing justice on their own, as advocated by the Furies and Apollo, should be replaced by a system whereby justice is enforced by society as a whole. The extension of this concept to relations between nations has yet to be achieved. The main characters in the trilogy, which also dwells on the horrors of war, are Agamemnon, son of Atreus and leader of the Greek force sent to Troy to bring back Helen, the wife of Menelaus, Agamemnon’s brother. She had been willingly abducted by Paris, son of the Trojan king. To obtain a favorable wind for his fleet pinned down at Aulis, Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter, Iphigenia. When he returned from Troy, his wife Clytemnestra greets him with welcome that has threatening undertones. She persuades him to the impiety of walking on a purple carpet into the palace. Once inside, she ensnares him in constraining robes and stabs him to death, along with the slave girl he has impudently brought back. She defies the citizens to judge her when they have failed to punish Agamemnon for murdering his daughter. All this is in the first play

32. Aeschylus Quotes aeschylus quotes, Searchable and browsable database of quotations with author and subject indexes. Quotes from famous political leaders, authors, http://www.worldofquotes.com/author/Aeschylus/1/index.html

i Topics Authors Proverbs ... Quote-A-Day Main Menu Topics Authors Proverbs Today in History ... Contact Sponsor 32 Quotes for 'Aeschylus' in the Database. Pages: Author Letter "A" It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted. Topic: Advice / Experience / Wisdom Source: None The reward of suffering is experience. Topic: Advice / Experience / Wisdom Source: None It is always in season for old men to learn. Topic: Advice / Experience / Wisdom Source: None It is always in season for old men to learn. Topic: Age Source: Agamemnon To be rather than to seem. [Lat., Esse quam videri.] Topic: Appearance Source: Siege of Thebes Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen. Topic: Appearance Source: Siege of Thebes Call no man happy till he is dead. Topic: Death Source: Agamemnon (938), earliest reference God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause. Topic: Deceit Source: Frag. Incert. (II) So, in the Libyan fable it is told That once an eagle, stricken with a dart, Said, when he saw the fashion of the shaft, "With our own feathers, not by others' hand Are we now smitten." Topic: Eagles Source: Fragment, (Plumptre's translation), 123

33. Harvard University Press: Aeschylus, I, Suppliant Maidens. Persians. Prometheus. aeschylus, I, Suppliant Maidens. Persians. Prometheus. Seven Against Thebes by aeschylus, published by Harvard University Press. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/L145.html

Home Ordering Search/Browse Contact ... HUP Aeschylus, I, Suppliant Maidens. Persians. Prometheus. Seven Against Thebes Aeschylus Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth BCE Women of Aetna. At Athens he competed in production of plays more than twenty times, and was rewarded on at least thirteen occasions, becoming dominant between 500 and 458 through the splendour of his language and his dramatic conceptions and technique. Persians (472), the only surviving Greek historical drama, presents the failure of Xerxes to conquer Greece. Seven against Thebes (467) was the second play of its trilogy of related plays on the evil fate of the Theban House. Polyneices tries to regain Thebes from his brother Eteocles; both are killed. In Suppliant Maidens , the first in a trilogy, the daughters of Danaus arrive with him at Argos, whose King and people save them from the wooing of the sons of their uncle Aegyptus. In Prometheus Bound , first or second play of its trilogy about Prometheus, he is nailed to a crag, by order of Zeus, for stealing fire from heaven for men. Defiant after visitors' sympathy and despite advice, he descends in lightning and thunder to Hell. The Oresteia (458), on the House of Atreus, is the only Greek trilogy surviving complete. In Agamemnon , the King returns from Troy, and is murdered by his wife Clytaemnestra. In

34. Aeschylus: Free Web Books, Online aeschylus is the first of the three great Greek tragedians, the others being Sophocles and Euripides. aeschylus work has a strong moral and religious http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aeschylus/

The University of Adelaide Library eBooks Help Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) Biographical note Aeschylus is the first of the three great Greek tragedians, the others being Sophocles and Euripides. Aeschylus' work has a strong moral and religious emphasis. Besides the literary merit of his work, Aeschylus' greatest contribution to the theater was the addition of a second actor to his scenes. Previously, the action took place between a single actor and the Greek chorus. Aeschylus is known to have written over 70 plays, seven of which are extant from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Works The Plays Agamemnon, translated by E.D.A. Morshead [ read The Choephori, translated by E.D.A. Morshead [ read Eumendides, translated by E.D.A. Morshead [ read Prometheus Bound, translated by G. M. Cookson [ read The Persians, translated by Robert Potter [ read The Seven Against Thebes, translated by E.D.A. Morshead [ read The Suppliants, translated by E.D.A. Morshead [ read Other links Project Gutenberg Other etext editions (via Online Books Page) Google search Search the library Catalogue Works are licensed under a Creative Commons License eBooks@Adelaide Alphabetical list of Authors Chronological list of Authors ... For Libraries and indexers Other E-text Resources Directories Electronic Text Centers Literature Resources Library Home ... Library Catalogue The University of Adelaide Library North Terrace ADELAIDE SA 5005 Telephone: +61 8 8303 5372 Facsimile: +61 8 8303 4369 Email: Last Modified 15/08/2007 CRICOS Provider Number 00123M Service Charter Privacy This page conforms to current web standards. If it looks strange in your browser, it may be that you are using an outdated or non-compliant browser.

35. Aeschylus — Poet Seers According to tradition the great service of aeschylus to Greek drama had its beginnings in a dream. One night when he was watching his father s flocks, http://www.poetseers.org/the_great_poets/the_classics/aeschylus

Sign up for Free Daily Poem of the Day Skip to content. Skip to navigation Site Map ... Contact Sections Search Site Home Poetic Themes The Great Poets Spiritual Poets ... About Personal tools PoetSeers The Great Poets The Classic Poets Aeschylus Navigation Aeschylus The Battle Of Salamis The Beacon Fires ... Poems of Aeschylus Aeschylus Poems by Aeschylus Books on Aeschylus Biography of Ovid In the lives of the three great Greek tragedians, tradition is so mixed with fact, and the facts themselves frequently so uncertain, that it is hard to tell where one leaves off and the other begins. According to tradition the great service of Aeschylus to Greek drama had its beginnings in a dream. One night when he was watching his father's flocks, the gods in a vision commanded him to write tragic dramas for their glorification in the religious festivals. Whether there is anything of truth in the story or not, Aeschylus must have begun writing plays at an early age for we find him when scarcely twenty-five years old competing in the dramatic contests held yearly in honor of the god Dionysus. It was fifteen years, however, before he carried off first prize. Meanwhile, he had learned his craft so well that from his first success in 484 B.C. he continued to win almost continuously until his death. The parents of Aeschylus belonged to the old Attic nobility so that family life and traditions tended to make him a broadminded conservative, both in politics and religion. The circumstance that his birthplace, Eleusis, was the center of the worship of the goddess, Demeter, probably is largely responsible for his keen religious consciousness, and the fact that in all his extant plays the unvarying motive is the relentless power of Fate and the ultimate justice of Providence.

36. Advice Quotes | Advice Quotations | Advice Sayings | Wisdom Quotes aeschylus. It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted. African proverb. It takes a village to raise a child. Agatha Christie http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_advice.html

Advice Quotes From Wisdom Quotes : Quotations to inspire and challenge - by Jone Johnson Lewis Wisdom Quotes - Home Page More Quote Categories Back to Previous Page Advice Quotes Abigail Van Buren People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. Adlai Stevenson We should be careful and discriminating in all the advice we give. We should be especially careful in giving advice that we would not think of following ourselves. Most of all, we ought to avoid giving counsel which we don't follow when it damages those who take us at our word. Aeschylus It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted. African proverb It takes a village to raise a child. Agatha Christie Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it. Albert Camus I shall tell you a great secret my friend. Do not wait for the last judgement, it takes place every day. Albert Schweitzer Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more upon it. Alfonso the Wise (attributed) Had I been present at the creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe.

37. Aeschylus Together with Sophocles and Euripides, aeschylus (525456) is one of the best-known Athenian tragic poets. In his plays, he addresses complex theological http://www.livius.org/ad-af/aeschylus/aeschylus.html

home index ancient Greece Aeschylus Aeschylus ( Aeschylus (525-456): Athenian poet, author of many tragedies, of which seven survive. Together with Sophocles and Euripides , Aeschylus (525-456) is one of the best-known Athenian tragic poets. In his plays, he addresses complex theological problems. For example, in the trilogy Agamemnon Choephoroi Eumenides , he describes how the gods punish a family for a series of murders. The Persians is a superb play, in which the Athenian victory at Salamis (480) is celebrated, written seven years after the event. Of his remaining tragedies, the Seven against Thebes is a very static play, the Suppliants celebrates the legendary past of Athens, whereas the Prometheus asks why an all-powerful god should be good (the authorship is disputed). Aeschylus was highly esteemed; fifty years after his death, the comic poet Aristophanes wrote a play, The Frogs , in which Aeschylus and Euripides are presented as the greatest playwrights. Aeschylus himself did not care about his fame: he wanted to be remembered not for his tragedies, but for the fact that he had fought at Marathon , where his brother had been killed in action.

38. Aeschylus Quotes And Quotations Compiled By GIGA Extensive collection of 85000+ ancient and modern quotations,aeschylus,aeschylus quotes,aeschylus quotations,quotes,quotations,quotations and quotes and http://www.giga-usa.com/quotes/authors/aeschylus_a001.htm

THE MOST EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF QUOTATIONS ON THE INTERNET Home Biographical Index Reading List Search ... Authors by Date TOPICS: A B C D ... Z PEOPLE: A B C D ... Z AESCHYLUS Greek tragic poet (525 BC - 456 BC) CHECK READING LIST (1) Displaying page 1 of 2 A prosperous fool is a grievous burden. Fools Be it mine to draw from wisdom's fount, pure as it flows, that calm of soul which virtue only knows. Quiet Everyone's quick to blame the alien. Blame Everyone, to those weaker than themselves, is kind. Kindness Excessive fear is always powerless. Fear He hears but half who hears one party only. Prejudice His resolve is not to seem the bravest, but to be. Bravery I know how men in exile feed on dreams. Exile I would far rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils. Evil In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend. Tyrants It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted. Advice It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath. Oaths Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

39. Aeschylus: A Who2 Profile Although little is known for certain about his life, ancient Athenian aeschylus has come down to us through history as one of the greatest early dramatists http://www.who2.com/aeschylus.html

@import url("http://www.who2.com/css/standard_gamma.css"); Find Famous People Fast! Who2 FAQ Who2 Blog For Students Contact Who2 Browse by Name: A B C D ... Z Aeschylus Playwright Although little is known for certain about his life, ancient Athenian Aeschylus has come down to us through history as one of the greatest early dramatists and "the father of Greek tragedy." He wrote between 50 and 90 plays, but only six still exist: The Persians Seven Against Thebes The Suppliants and Oresteia , a trilogy consisting of Agamemnon Choephoroi and The Eumenides . A seventh, Prometheus Unbound has been traditionally included in his canon, but in recent years scholars have leaned toward attributing it to another tragedian. Aeschylus fought in the war against the Persians at Marathon (490 B.C.) and Salamis (480 B.C.) before he was a prize-winning dramatist in Athens. He is considered the first Greek dramatist to use more than one actor, de-emphasize the chorus and use elaborate props and costumes for dramatic effect. Despite his success as a playwright, in his later years he fell out of favor with Athenians and died in exile in Sicily. After his death his artistic advancements and Athenian pride were rediscovered, and he became almost as celebrated as Homer Extra credit : Aeschylus is pronounced ES kih lus ... Tradition has it that Aeschylus was killed when an eagle dropped a tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a rock.

40. Aeschylus The strange power tragedy has to present suffering and death in such away as to exalt and not depress is to be felt in aeschylus play as in those of no http://english.emory.edu/DRAMA/Aesch.html

Aeschylus The First Dramatist from The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton When Nietzsche made his famous definition of tragic pleasure he fixed his eyes, like all the other philosophers in like case, not on the Muse herself but on a single tragedian. His "reaffirmation of the will to live in the face of death, and the joy of its inexhaustibility when so reaffirmed" is not the tragedy of Sophocles nor the tragedy of Euripides, but it is the very essence of the tragedy of Aeschylus. The strange power tragedy has to present suffering and death in such away as to exalt and not depress is to be felt in Aeschylus' play as in those of no other tragic poet. He was the first tragedian; tragedy was his creation, and he set upon it the stamp of his own spirit. It was a soldier-spirit. Aeschylus was a Marathon-warrior, the title given to each of the little band who had beaten back the earlier tremendous Persian onslaught. As such, his epitaph would seem to show, he merited honor so lofty, no mention of his poetry could find place beside it. Aeschylus, the Athenian, Euphorion's son, is dead. This tomb in Gela's cornlands covers him. His glorious courage the hallowed field of Marathon could tell, and the longhaired Mede had knowledge of it.

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