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On Aeschylus' Brilliance

On Aeschylus' Brilliance

Why the Oresteia is clearly the best of the Greek golden age of literature.

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Alex Nusky
Nov 06, 2021
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Earlier this month I had a discussion with a friend about Greek playwrights, and I struggled to put into words precisely why I felt that Aeschylus was markedly superior to any other in the genre. Certainly I am no Dionysus, and I could never hope to honor his career in the same way that Aristophanes does in The Frogs. Instead, I thought it would be prud…

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