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    Aeschylus

    Ancient Athenian playwright

    Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them. Formerly, characters interacted only with the chorus. Only seven of Aeschylus's estimated 70 to 90 plays have survived in complete form. There is a long-standing debate regarding the authorship of one of them, Prometheus Bound, with some scholars arguing that it may be the work of his son Euphorion. Fragments from other plays have survived in quotations, and more continue to be discovered on Egyptian papyri. These fragments often give further insights into Aeschylus' work. He was likely the first dramatist to present plays as a trilogy. His Oresteia is the only extant ancient example. Wikipedia

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    Aeschylus (UK: / ˈ iː s k ɪ l ə s /, [1] US: / ˈ ɛ s k ɪ l ə s /; [2] Ancient Greek: Αἰσχύλος Aischýlos; c. 525 /524 - c. 456 /455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian often described as the father of tragedy. [3] [4] Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, [5] and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his ...
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  4. ancient-literature.com

    Aeschylus (Aiskhylos) is often recognized as the father of tragedy, and is the first of the three early Greek tragedians whose plays survive extant (the other two being Sophocles and Euripides).In fact, by expanding the number of characters in plays to allow for conflict among them (previously, only a single character interacted with the Chorus) he was arguably the founder of all serious Greek ...
  5. britannica.com

    Dec 19, 2024Aeschylus (born 525/524 bc —died 456/455 bc, Gela, Sicily) was the first of classical Athens' great dramatists, who raised the emerging art of tragedy to great heights of poetry and theatrical power.. Life and career. Aeschylus grew up in the turbulent period when the Athenian democracy, having thrown off its tyranny (the absolute rule of one man), had to prove itself against both self ...
  6. englishliterature.in

    Sep 17, 2024Aeschylus (523-456 BC), known as the "Father of Tragedy," is one of the most significant figures in the history of theatre and literature. As the earliest of the three great Greek tragedians whose work has survived—alongside Sophocles and Euripides—Aeschylus shaped the very foundations of drama as we know it today.
  7. historyaffairs.com

    Aeschylus, one of ancient Greece's most celebrated playwrights, is often hailed as the "father of tragedy." Living from around 525 BCE to 456 BCE, he transformed Greek theater, expanding its depth and drama, and established conventions that would shape the genre.His works, known for their moral depth, exploration of divine justice, and innovations in stagecraft, have resonated through ...
  8. simple.wikipedia.org

    The funeral mask known as the "Agamemnon Mask". Gold, found in Tomb V in Mycenae by Heinrich Schliemann (1876), XVIth century BC. National Archeological Museum, Athens. Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) was an Ancient Greek poet and writer. He wrote about 70-90 plays. [1] [2] Only six of his tragedies have survived complete.Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek writers of ...
  9. biographs.org

    Aeschylus: Father of European Tragedy Aeschylus, the renowned ancient Greek playwright, is widely regarded as the father of European tragedy. Of his approximately 90 tragedies (including satyr plays), the titles of most are known, while fragments of many survive. Birth and Family Aeschylus hailed from the aristocratic Athenian city of Eleusis, famous for its ancient mysteries.
  10. thoughtco.com

    The Fame of Aeschylus . Aeschylus was the first of the 3 renowned prize-winning Greek writers of tragedy (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides). He may have won either 13 or 28 prizes. The smaller figure may refer to prizes Aeschylus won at the Great Dionysia, and the larger figure to prizes he won there and also at other smaller festivals.
  11. britannica.com

    Dec 13, 2024Tragedy - Aeschylus, Ancient Greece, Drama: It is this last question that Aeschylus asks most insistently in his two most famous works, the Oresteia (a trilogy comprising Agamemnon, Choephoroi, and Eumenides) and Prometheus Bound (the first part of a trilogy of which the last two parts have been lost): Is it right that Orestes, a young man in no way responsible for his situation, should be ...

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