Eschilo. Supplici
(in reprint)

Among the oldest tragedies of Aeschylus known to us, the Suppliants have been defined, with an powerful image, the tragedy of immigration. In it, a group of dark-skinned and exotic-dressed women lands near the Greek city of Argos in search of asylum. King Pelasgus, who rules the region with respect for the people, has the difficult decision whether to reject them, violating the sacred norm of Zeus Protector-of-the-guests, or to welcome them, with the risk of war with the children of Egypt. This edition, edited by Carles Miralles ?, Vittorio Citti and Liana Lomiento, offers a new critical text, based on the direct revision of the manuscript tradition, a metrical appendix with a critical apparatus of ancient colometries, explaining the structure of the choral songs as it is transmitted in the codices, a very broad commentary, in which not only critical-textual and linguistic matters are discussed, but also historical-anthropological, mythographic and critical-literary issues, always taking into account the history of studies as well as the most recent debate. The introduction summarizes the story of the Danaids, highlighting the originality of Aeschylus in retelling this ancient myth in the tetralogy that included Suppliants, Egyptians, Danaids, and the satirical drama Amymone. Of it, the Suppliants were perhaps the opening drama.perhaps the opening drama.Among the oldest tragedies of Aeschylus known to us, the Suppliants have been defined, with an powerful image, the tragedy of immigration. In it, a group of dark-skinned and exotic-dressed women lands near the Greek city of Argos in search of asylum. King Pelasgus, who rules the region with respect for the people, has the difficult decision whether to reject them, violating the sacred norm of Zeus Protector-of-the-guests, or to welcome them, with the risk of war with the children of Egypt. This edition, edited by Carles Miralles ?, Vittorio Citti and Liana Lomiento, offers a new critical text, based on the direct revision of the manuscript tradition, a metrical appendix with a critical apparatus of ancient colometries, explaining the structure of the choral songs as it is transmitted in the codices, a very broad commentary, in which not only critical-textual and linguistic matters are discussed, but also historical-anthropological, mythographic and critical-literary issues, always taking into account the history of studies as well as the most recent debate. The introduction summarizes the story of the Danaids, highlighting the originality of Aeschylus in retelling this ancient myth in the tetralogy that included Suppliants, Egyptians, Danaids, and the satirical drama Amymone. Of it, the Suppliants were perhaps the opening drama.perhaps the opening drama.