Persians
by Aeschylus
Chapter 1 of 2 Part 1
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- Running time
- 1 h 6 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Elizabeth Klett, Kristin G., Libby Gohn, Mary J, Peter Tucker and 3 others
- Translated by
- Edmund Doidge Anderson Morshead
Chapters
About this recording
This is one of the few Greek tragedies that deals with historical events rather than mythological ones. The elders of the Persian court await new of the outcome of the Battle of Salamis, and mourn when they find that their king, Xerxes, has lost to the Greeks. - Summary by Libby Gohn
Cast List
Narrator: Mary J
Chorus of Persian Elders: Elizabeth Klett, Tara Flynn, Sarah Terry
Atossa: Kristin Gjerløw
A Messenger: Libby Gohn
The Ghost of Darius: Peter Tucker
Xerxes: ToddHW
