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1 tragoidoi = “singers who have something to do with a goat” Prometheus Bound Prometheus Unbound Prometheus Fire-bearer Thespis of Icaria (fl. 534 BC)

2 Aeschylus of Eleusis (525-456 BC) Fought at battles of Marathon (490 BC) and Salamis (480 BC). Visited Sicily repeatedly Wrote 90 plays, titles of 79 known, 7 surviving

3 Tragedy - Features Athenian: i.e. develops in and affected by Athenian society Deals with major human concerns in mythic setting Tragic, but not necessarily pessimistic Usually chorus of 12-15 plus 2-4 actors in costumes, masks with suffering faces

4 Tragedy - General Structure 1. Prologue (PB, pp. 5-9) 2. Parodos (entry of chorus; PB, pp. 9-13) 3. 3-5 Episodes, each terminated by a stasimon (choral ode commenting or reacting; PB, pp. 14-23, 23-28, 28-43) 4. Exodos (departure; PB, pp. 43-51)

5 Parodos and Choral Odes 1. Strophes (“turns”; stanzas during which chorus moves towards altar) 2.Antistrophes (“counter-turns”; stanzas during which chorus moves in opposite direction) 3.(Sometimes) Epode (“after-song”; stanza sung while standing still)

6 Mythic Background 1. The Divine Overthrow 2.The Punishment of Prometheus 3.The Myth of Io and Prometheus’ Secret CronosRheaTheogony of Hesiod Prometheus = ForethoughtArgiveHera ThetisThemisPeleusAchilles

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