Vol. 14 No. 1 (1988): XIV - 1988, fascicolo 1
Articoli

L’intuizione della storia. Il conflitto Zeus-Prometeo in Eschilo

Published 2016-09-18

Keywords

  • Aeschylus,
  • Zeus,
  • Greek tragedy

Abstract

The Prometheus Bound ascribed to Aeschylus reflects the traumatic transition from the ancient world of aristocratic power to the new concept of power in the age of the Greek city-states. Yet Prometheus, well aware of such transformation, knows that even Zeus almighty’s strength may fade over time.

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