Aeschylus had written three tragedies about Prometheus. Only one of them was saved, thus leaving a void for the generations that followed. This gap literary fills each generation, reading its own meaning in the archetypal drama of the Titan who opposed the secular principles, to give the most to the "less" of the mortal world.
This book retells the trilogy in a free manner and with contemporary considerations. We thus follow the course of Prometheus from the beneficence of the people in exile and captivity in the Caucasus, to the final dissolution of his bonds and his imminent freedom. But this is not a conventional solution; Hercules will be late in appearing, the Oceanids will abandon him and the gods will turn their enmity into favor. This unconventional development of the Promethean myth will be underlined by a resistance to any imposition from above, whatever it may be. With parallels in modern religious thematics, Prometheus will be crucified - with the reverse intention, i.e. to win the kingdom of Earth -, with far-reaching and tragic consequences on the path of humans, Titans and gods.
This book is fueled by the raw material of ancient drama: Man himself, bringing him to the center, against any false promise of transcending his physical limits. This work is an exploration of human nature in a dialogical form.
In an age where conformity is synonymous with tyranny, Prometheus transcends boundaries, fights, resists, punishes and ultimately unties himself – without the need for saviors and rogue regimes.
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