The Book epigrams on Prometheus, ascribed to John Tzetzes

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This article presents the Byzantine book of epigrams on Prometheus, found at the end of Prometheus Bound in a considerable part of Aeschylean manuscripts. It offers a critical edition, translation, analysis, commentary, and demonstrates John Tzetzes’ authorship. The detailed reading of the text aims at showing the presence of theatrical effects which characterise these poems, as well as illustrating the author’s poetic technique and interpreting his reproach to Aeschylus. By doing so we will touch upon broader issues, such as the interpretation of Prometheus from a Byzantine perspective and the authorship of the A-commentary on Aeschylus, the most popular among mediaeval students.

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John Tzetzes, Book epigram, Prometheus Bound, A-commentary on Aeschylus.

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IDR: 147234436   |   DOI: 10.25205/1995-4328-2021-15-2-524-537

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