The Emptiness of Asia: Aeschylus' 'persians' and the History of the Fifth Century by Thomas Harrison

The Emptiness of Asia: Aeschylus' 'persians' and the History of the Fifth Century

Aeschylus' Persians and the History of the Fifth Century

Thomas Harrison

240 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics history literary dark medium-paced

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This is a literary study of Aeschylus' Persians alongside Herodotus' Histories, which offers a comprehensive understanding what actually happened at the battle of Salamis and afterwards. Thomas Harrison examines the political and ideological motiv...

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