Seven against Thebes is the tragedy of the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus , the final (and the only surviving) part of his trilogy, created on the material of Theban myths. The previous parts of the cycle were the tragedies “Lai” and “Oedipus”. The whole trilogy, along with the Satira drama "Sphinx" was staged in 467 BC. er and brought the author first place in a dramatic contest. The tragedy is filmed .
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Content
Characters
- Eteocles
- Antigone
- Ismen
Story
The tragedy tells about the siege of Thebes by the army of seven Peloponnesian leaders , as described in one of the cyclic poems before Aeschylus.
Features
In this tragedy, the choir still accounts for a substantial part of the text (about half); however, the chorus still takes the subordinate position for the first time [1] . Seven vs Thebes is the earliest surviving tragedy that begins with a speech prologue, not a choir .
Russian edition
- Aeschylus Seven against Thebes. Translated by V.I. Ivanov, A.I. Piotrovsky // Eskhil. Tragedy. M., 1989 (series “Literary Monuments”). Pp. 51-75, 222-233.
Notes
- ↑ Yarkho V.N. Aeschylus. M., 1958. S. 105.