CRITICISM

Finley, John H. Jr. “Attic Tragedy.” In Pindar and Aeschylus, pp. 179-94. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1966.

Explores and compares Aeschylus and Pindar's sense of human responsibility and moral urgency as depicted in their plays.

Hall, Edith. Introduction to Persians, by Aeschylus, edited and translated by Edith Hall, pp. 1-28. Warminster, England: Aris & Phillips Ltd, 1996.

Overview of the Persians includes sections on historical reality, historical tragedy, myth, politics, religion, imagery, style, and Aeschylus's sources.

Lesky, Albin. “Aischylos.” In Greek Tragic Poetry, translated by Matthew Dillon, pp. 37-114. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1983.

Includes sections on manuscript transmission, editions, and surviving fragments and offers extensive critical analysis of the tragedies.

Podlecki, Anthony J. Introduction to The Persians,, by Aeschylus, translated by Anthony J. Podlecki, pp. 1-18. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1970.

Discusses the action of the play, possible antecedents of the production, and the levels of tragic action.

Smethurst, Mae J. “Structure in Aeschylean Tragedy.” In The Artistry of Aeschylus and Zeami: A Comparative Study of Greek Tragedy and Nō, pp. 81-147. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1989.

Compares the Persians as an example of Greek tragedy to Japanese nō plays written by Zeami.

Winnington-Ingram, R. P. “Zeus in Persae.” In Studies in Aeschylus, pp. 1-15. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1983.

Discusses East-West relations in the Persians and the play's religious viewpoint.

Additional coverage of Aeschylus's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 176; DISCovering Authors; DISCovering Authors: British; DISCovering Authors: Canadian; DISCovering Authors Modules: Most-studied Authors and Dramatists; Drama Criticism, Vol. 8; Drama for Students, Vol. 5; and World Literature Criticism Supplement.