The shield as pedagogical tool in Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes

The article analyzes the descriptions of warriors in Aeschylus’s tragedy Seven against Thebes that are given in the “shield scene” and determines the pedagogical dimension of this tragedy. Aeschylus pays special attention to the decoration of the shields of the commanders who attacked Thebes, relyin...

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Main Author: Victoria Pichugina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hypothekai 2020-08-01
Series:Hypothekai
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Online Access:http://www.hypothekai.ru/images/Nomera/3/121-170-Pichugina.pdf