The Oresteia - Paperback
by Aeschylus
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Availability:In StockContributor:Aeschylus, Robert Fagles (Translator), Robert Fagles (Introduction by)Series:Penguin ClassicsPublish date:1984-02-07Pages:335
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140443332ISBN-10:140443339UPC:9780140443332Book Category:Drama, Literary Collections, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient and ClassicalSize:8.04 x 6.46 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SCYY67S3BP
The Oresteia
In the Oresteia Aeschylus addressed the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. As they move from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, their spirit of struggle and regeneration becomes an everlasting song of celebration. In Agamemnon, a king's decision to sacrifice his daughter and turn the tide of war...
Series: Penguin Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140443332ISBN-10:140443339UPC:9780140443332Book Category:Drama, Literary Collections, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient and ClassicalSize:8.04 x 6.46 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SCYY67S3BP
Aeschylus was born of noble family near Athens in 525 BC. He took part in the Persian Wars, and his epitaph represents him as fighting at Marathon. He wrote more than seventy plays, of which only seven have survived, all translated for Penguin Classics: The Supplicants, The Persians, Seven Against Thebes, Prometheus Bound, Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Aeschylus, Robert Fagles (Translator), Robert Fagles (Introduction by)
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