A Revolutionary Persians, with Gonda Van Steen @ClassicsConfidentia1
A Revolutionary Persians, with Gonda Van Steen @ClassicsConfidentia1
Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
In the second interview filmed on location in Cyprus, CC’s Anastasia caught up with Gonda Van Steen (http://classics.ufl.edu/people/faculty/steen/). Gonda talks to us about a forgotten adaptation of Aeschylus’ Persians, infused with the revolutionary spirit of the Greek War of Independence (1821-32).
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A Revolutionary "Persians", with Gonda Van Steen

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