Individual and collective in Persians

Michael James Carroll

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Individual and collective in Persians

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Persians dramatises both Xerxes’ personal tragedy and the tragedy of Persia as a whole. This essay examines the means by which these two aspects of the Persian defeat are linked in the course of the play, with a particular focus on the metaphorical language of binding and separation introduced in the parodos. The references to Xerxes’ subsidiary commanders - the names of many of whom are catalogued at various points in the play – will turn out to play a particularly significant role in highlighting the interdependence of king and empire.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Looking at Persians
Editors	David Stuttard
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Bloomsbury
Chapter	6
Pages	85- 98
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781350227934, 9781350227958
ISBN (Print)	9781350227927, 9781350227965
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350227958.ch-006
Publication status	Published - 17 Nov 2022

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