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Aeschylus
A concise guide to Aeschylus's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.
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Author overview
Aeschylus (524 BCE–455 BCE) was a playwright whose body of work spans literary writing and tragic trilogy. This writing is associated with Classical Athens. Major works and useful reading starting points include Oresteia, The Eumenides, Agamemnon, and Eumenides. Key themes include Violence produces rival debts, Justice needs a public process, Speech can disclose and conceal, and Gender and authority shape whose injury counts.
Reading pathway
Begin with Oresteia, then move to The Eumenides.