Prometheus Bound
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Robert Lowell
Binding: Hardback
Published: Faber & Faber, 1970
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Discoloured and tanned DJ with light chipping around perimeter. Board faded with some denting. Tanning to interior of DJ, pastedown and block. Pages yellowed. All text legible.
Robert Lowell's powerful adaptation of Aeschylus's ancient Greek tragedy presents a searing dramatic work that resonates with contemporary relevance. This poetic rendition chronicles the unyielding defiance of Prometheus, chained to a rock for his gift of fire to humanity, as he endures torment at the hands of Zeus. The play illustrates profound questions concerning authority, suffering, and the indomitable spirit of rebellion against tyrannical power. Lowell's masterful verse captures the raw emotion and intellectual depth of the original, offering a compelling theatrical experience that challenges audiences to confront timeless moral dilemmas.
Author: Robert Lowell
Binding: Hardback
Published: Faber & Faber, 1970
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Discoloured and tanned DJ with light chipping around perimeter. Board faded with some denting. Tanning to interior of DJ, pastedown and block. Pages yellowed. All text legible.
Robert Lowell's powerful adaptation of Aeschylus's ancient Greek tragedy presents a searing dramatic work that resonates with contemporary relevance. This poetic rendition chronicles the unyielding defiance of Prometheus, chained to a rock for his gift of fire to humanity, as he endures torment at the hands of Zeus. The play illustrates profound questions concerning authority, suffering, and the indomitable spirit of rebellion against tyrannical power. Lowell's masterful verse captures the raw emotion and intellectual depth of the original, offering a compelling theatrical experience that challenges audiences to confront timeless moral dilemmas.