Prometheus Bound » (Special Value)

James Scully is Professor of English at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of several volumes of poetry, including The Marches, and winner of the Lamont Poetry Prize.
C. John Herington is Professor of Classics and Talcott Professor of Greek at Yale University. He is the author of several books, including Poetry into Drama and Aeschylus.

One of the greatest of the classical Greek dramas, based on the Greek legend of the Titan demi-god who, against the will of Zeus, steals fire from the gods for the benefit of man.

Map; Preface; Introduction;

1. The myth;
2. The plot;
3. The characters;
4. Structure and dramatic technique;
5. Style and metre;
6. The production;
7. Authenticity and date;
8. The text; List of manuscripts; Prometheus Bound; Commentary; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.