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The only surviving play of Aeschylus to be based on a historical eventthe Greek victory at Salamis just a few years before the play was writtenPersians appears in Deborah H. Roberts'' brilliant new verse translation accompanied by her Introduction, Notes, Maps, and Chronology. Also included are newly translated excerpts from Herodotus' Histories that should fascinate any reader of the play.

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      Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
      Published 1/20/2024
      ISBN-13 9781647921804
      978-1647921804
      ISBN-10 1647921805
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      Book Synopsis
      The only surviving play of Aeschylus to be based on a historical eventthe Greek victory at Salamis just a few years before the play was writtenPersians appears in Deborah H. Roberts'' brilliant new verse translation accompanied by her Introduction, Notes, Maps, and Chronology. Also included are newly translated excerpts from Herodotus' Histories that should fascinate any reader of the play.

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