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This Greek tragedy is based on the myth of Prometheus, a Titan who, in defiance of the gods, gives fire to mankind, an act for which he is subjected to perpetual punishment.The play consists almost entirely of speeches since the protagonist is chained throughout.

After Zeus has learned that Prometheus stole his sovereign property, fire, and conveyed it to mankind, he orders Hephaistos, under the direction of Power and Force, to bind his adversary to an arduous crag of most difficult remoteness on the earth. As the Titan responds to this punishment, the reader is inspired with the fire of individual affirmation, devoted indomitably to life and liberty.

Aeschylus, the father of tragedy, paints a gripping portrait of Prometheus - bound to a cliff face and sentenced to an eternity of punishment for defying the almighty Zeus out of his compassion towards humanity.

"Прометей прикованный" – это шедевр античной драматургии, непревзойденное произведение о борьбе за свободу, справедливость и человеческое достоинство. В этой древнегреческой трагедии великого драматурга Эсхила мы встречаемся с Прометеем, титаном, который осмелился выступить против самого Зевса, за что был наказан бесконечным страданием. Но даже в оковах тирании он всё равно остаётся символом непреклонного духа, борющегося за свободу и человеческое достоинство.