Phillip Vellacott, The Oresteian Trilogy, Penguin 1973 (Google Books)
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Prophets find bad news useful. Why, the primary aim Of all their wordy wisdom is to make men gape.
— Aeschylus
What It Means
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About Aeschylus
Aeschylus (Greek: Αἰσχύλος; 525 BC – 456 BC) was a playwright of ancient Greece, the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.
About Aeschylus
Aeschylus (Greek: Αἰσχύλος; 525 BC – 456 BC) was a playwright of ancient Greece, the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.
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