Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound

​Nietzsche thought that Aeschylus and Sophocles achieved the perfect balance of the Apollonian and Dionysian, before Greek tragedy was corrupted by the Socratic Euripides.

​​​You can find multiple free editions online, e.g. here.

​​​For paper, I'll be working from the Modern Library edition.

​​​While reading, please prepare some written observations, or at the very least some questions for discussion.

​​​I'll begin with some remarks on what I find most interesting, but these meetings are primarily for you to develop your own ideas around the material.

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