{"product_id":"9781666939088-aeschylus-character-the-yoke","title":"Aeschylus, Character, and the Yoke of Necessity","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ei.The book provides an overview of the surviving work of Aeschylus while offering a careful reappraisal of the long-neglected value of character analysis in the field of ancient Greek tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAeschylus, Character, and the Yoke of Necessity \u003c\/i\u003econsiders the works of Aeschylus in the context of the playwright’s handling of dramatic character and the conflict between freedom and compulsion.\u003c\/b\u003e Aeschylus was an Athenian citizen during the first generation of that polis’s democratic system. As such, he and his contemporaries were encountering a kind of free agency unknown before in history. Aeschylus presents the archetype of the “tragedy of character” that will resonate throughout world literature. It is a fascinating and essential component to the conception of his drama that his protagonists each of the six plays find ways of escaping freedom in exchange for a self-imposed spiritual bondage. They “slip [their] necks into the yoke of necessity,” to borrow a pivotal line from the \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e. Caught between their individual motives and the unavoidable necessity of their situation, each protagonist handles this conflict in a way that defines the specificity of their character and results in the development of the plot. This book also explores the frequently dominant position of the Aeschylean chorus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56832833749366,"sku":"9781666939088","price":98.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39009871.jpg?v=1767678018","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781666939088-aeschylus-character-the-yoke","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}