Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus

Prometheus Bound

Aeschylus with C.J. Herington (Translator), James Scully (Translator)

144 pages • first pub -480 (editions)

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For readers accustomed to the relatively undramatic standard translations of Prometheus Bound, this version by James Scully, a poet and winner of the Lamont Poetry Prize, and C. John Herington, one of the world's foremost Aeschylean scholars, will...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 1,547 reviews

Moods

dark: 62%

reflective: 56%

challenging: 32%

sad: 26%

emotional: 24%

tense: 23%

inspiring: 13%

mysterious: 12%

adventurous: 11%

informative: 9%

hopeful: 7%

funny: 3%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

52% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
14% of readers chose A mix
81% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

17% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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