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AUTHORS: Aeschylus |
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Aeschylus was born in 525 B.C. in
the city of Eleusis. Of his ninety-two plays, only
seven have survived. When Aeschylus began writing
plays, they consisted mainly of a chorus that danced
and exchanged dialogue with an actor who portrayed
one or more characters with the use of masks. It was
a major step for drama when Aeschylus introduced a
second actor. He is also said to have directed many
of his own plays, and his representation of the
Furies was supposed to have been so realistic that
women in the audience miscarried. Aeschylus lived
until 456 B.C. His life laid the groundwork the
dramatic arts would need to flourish.
List Of Works: The Suppliants The Persians Seven Against Thebes Prometheus Bound Agamemnon The Libation Bearers The Eumenides |