The Oresteia
Agamemnon; The Libation Bearers; The Eumenides
Aeschylus - Author
Robert Fagles - Translator
ISBN 9780140443332 | 336 pages | 07 Feb 1984 | Penguin Classics | 5.07 x 7.79in | 18 - AND UP
Summary of The Oresteia
Summary of The Oresteia
Reviews for The Oresteia
An Excerpt from The Oresteia
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In the Oresteia—the only trilogy in Greek drama which survives from antiquity— Aeschylus took as his subject the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. Moving from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, it's spirit of struggle and regeneration is eternal.
'How satisfying to read at last a modern translation which is rooted in Greek feeling and Greek thought, and is not intimidated by grandeur. Here both the stature and the profound instinctive genius of Aeschylus are recognized' - Mary Renault 'The most exciting translation of this generation' - Charles Beye, Parnassus |
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