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The Oresteia

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Oresteia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Aeschylus
SeriesEveryman's Library CLASSICS
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 130
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
ISBN/Barcode 9781857152609
ClassificationsDewey:882.01
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Everyman
Imprint Everyman's Library
Publication Date 4 March 2004
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Far more than the story of murder and vengeance, the Oresteia serves as a dramatic parable of the evolution of justice and civilisation that is still powerful after 2,500 years One of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, this is one of the great tragedies of all time. The three plays portray the bloody events that follow the victorious return of King Agamemnon from the Trojan War. Contains Agamemnon, Choephoroe and Eumenides

Author Biography

Translated by George Thomson, whose classic translation is renowned for its fidelity to the rhythms and multilayered richness of the original Greek