{"product_id":"persians-9780195070088","title":"Persians","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Persians\u003c\/em\u003e, Aeschylus' earliest surviving tragedy, holds a fascination both for readers of Greek drama and Greek history. Not only is it the earliest existing play in the Western tradition, it is drawn directly from the playwright's own experiences at the battle of Salamis, making it the only account of the Persian Wars composed by an eyewitness. And as pure tragedy, it is a masterpiece. Aeschylus tells the story of the war from the Persian point of view, and his pride in the great victory of Greeks is tempered with a real compassion for Xerxes and his vanquished nation. Lembke and Harrington have rendered this stunning work in a modern translation that loses none of the original's dramatic juxtaposition of serenity and violence, hope and despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet Lembke\u003c\/strong\u003e, a poet, is the author of \u003cem\u003eBronze and Iron\u003c\/em\u003e, and is co-translator of the forthcoming edition of Euripides's \u003cem\u003eSuppliants\u003c\/em\u003e, also in the \u003cem\u003eGreek Tragedy in New Translations\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC. John Herington\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Classics and Talcott Professor of Greek at Yale University. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003ePoetry into Drama\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAeschylus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318266204434,"sku":"9780195070088","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e4d2540a-445a-4d0a-90f1-d0c9701d4902.jpg?v=1727551959","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/persians-9780195070088","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}