Monday, June 01, 2009
THE PERSIANS
Author: Aeschylus
Date: 472 BC
The Persians is all about "don't mess with the Greeks" told from the point of view of those that did, and didn't come off well. The descriptions of the war are the most interesting parts of the play. Nothing further to remark here. From a purely subjective angle, in regards to the amount of aesthetical pleasure involved in the reading, I would say - and this goes for the Oresteia too - that this is not an author that impressed me. "Primitive" is the word that comes to mind.
Date: 472 BC
The Persians is all about "don't mess with the Greeks" told from the point of view of those that did, and didn't come off well. The descriptions of the war are the most interesting parts of the play. Nothing further to remark here. From a purely subjective angle, in regards to the amount of aesthetical pleasure involved in the reading, I would say - and this goes for the Oresteia too - that this is not an author that impressed me. "Primitive" is the word that comes to mind.
