Aeschylus
Also known as: Aeschylos · Æschylus
- 1Aeschylus is historically recognized as the father of tragedy.
- 2He expanded the number of theatre characters to allow for direct conflict.
- 3Before his innovations, characters interacted exclusively with the chorus.
Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian, often described as the father of tragedy.
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author of the definitive surviving tragedy about Prometheus
The playwright Aeschylus wrote 'Prometheus Bound', which is the primary source for the narrative of Prometheus's punishment by Zeus.
Known as the father of tragedy, Aeschylus was a foundational Athenian Greek tragedian whose works define the early academic understanding of the genre.
Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore of Eleusis, Aeschylus's hometownWikimedia Commons: File:General_view_of_sanctuary_of_Demeter_and_Kore_and_the_Telesterion_(Initiation_Hall),_center_for_the_Eleusinian_Mysteries,_Eleusis_(8191841684).jpgThe death of Aeschylus illustrated in the 15th century Florentine Picture Chronicle by Maso Finiguerra [ 25 ]Wikimedia Commons: File:Death_of_Aeschylus_in_Florentine_Picture_Chronicle.jpgModern picture of the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens, where many of Aeschylus's plays were performedWikimedia Commons: File:Athen_Theatre_of_Dionysus_BW_2017-10-09_14-29-49.jpgTragoediae septem (1552)Wikimedia CommonsThe Ghost of Darius Appearing to Atossa, drawing by George Romney.Wikimedia CommonsMiniature by Robinet Testard showing the Danaids murdering their husbandsWikimedia CommonsThe Murder of Agamemnon by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1817)Wikimedia CommonsPrometheus Being Chained by Vulcan by Dirck van Baburen (1623)Wikimedia Commons His surviving plays serve as the primary basis for modern inferences regarding the evolution and structure of Greek tragedy.