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Aeschylus


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Eleusis, Attica, Greece
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Aeschylus (525 BC – 456 BC)
Greek Αισχύλος , Ésquilo in Portuguese; Esquilo in Spanish; Eschyle en français; Eschil in romanian; Эсхил in russian.

Aeschylus, an ancient Greek playwright, is often recognized as the father or the founder of tragedy. He is the earliest of the three Greek tragedians whose plays survive extant, the others being Sophocles and Euripides. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in plays to allow for conflict among them; previously, characters interacted only with the chorus. Unfortunately, only seven of an estimated 70 plays by Aeschylus have survived into modern times; one of these plays, Prometheus Bound, is sometimes thought not to be the work of Aeschylus.

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Average rating: 3.95 · 116,406 ratings · 5,148 reviews · 1,244 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Th...

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Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

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Prometheus Bound

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The Persians

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Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

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The Libation Bearers (Orest...

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The Seven Against Thebes

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Greek Tragedy

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The Suppliants

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Agamemnon The Libation Bearers Eumenides The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Th...
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Quotes by Aeschylus  (?)
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“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart
until, in our own despair, against our will,
comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”
Aeschylus

“Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.”
Aeschylus

“Wisdom comes through suffering.
Trouble, with its memories of pain,
Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep,
So men against their will
Learn to practice moderation.
Favours come to us from gods.”
Aeschylus, Agamemnon

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