Aeschylus: Seven Against ThebesBloomsbury Academic, 02.08.2007 - 174 Seiten Accessible introductions to ancient tragedies. Each volume discusses |
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... ( called an ' acropolis ' at 240 ) . Eteocles relays the prophet's divination concerning the attack on the city that very night and encourages the men to think of victory , ordering them to take up positions of defence , at which point ...
... called the ' summoner of a Fury ' ( 574 ) , Polynices utters curses against Thebes ( 633 ) , 20 and the air is ' mad with the brandishing of spears ' ( 155 ) . The horses ' breath is said to be ' white foam ' which drips and stains the ...
... called , The Fatal Legacy ' . Polynices is presented as a tyrannical pretender to the throne . He and his army are a clear analogue to the Jacobites , supporters of the deposed King James II and his descendants , who were making ...
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Acknowledgements 78 | 7 |
City and Family | 23 |
Divine Forces and Religious Ritual | 38 |
Urheberrecht | |
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