The Oresteia - Paperback
by Aeschylus
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Availability:In StockContributor:Aeschylus, Rory Mullarkey (Adapted by)Series:Modern PlaysPublish date:2015-09-19Pages:120
Language:EnglishPublisher:Methuen DramaISBN-13:9781474274319ISBN-10:1474274315UPC:9781474274319Book Category:Literary Criticism, History, DramaBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, Ancient, Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.28Product ID:SC2K9D9CRR
The Oresteia
He who learns must suffer.
Before setting out for the Trojan War, King Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia. Many years later, when Agamemnon returns to his palace, his adulterous Queen Clytemnestra takes her revenge by brutally murdering him and installing her lover on the throne. How will the gods judge Orestes, their estranged son, who must avenge his father's death by murdering his...
Series: Modern Plays
Language:EnglishPublisher:Methuen DramaISBN-13:9781474274319ISBN-10:1474274315UPC:9781474274319Book Category:Literary Criticism, History, DramaBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, Ancient, Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.28Product ID:SC2K9D9CRR
Aeschylus (525-456 BC) was the father of Greek tragic drama, usually considered the first great writer in the Western theatrical tradition.
Rory Mullarkey won the 2014 George Devine Award for his play The Wolf from the Door and was the recipient of the Pinter Commission in 2014 - an award given annually by Lady Antonia Fraser, Harold Pinter's widow, to support a new commission at the Royal Court....Publisher: Methuen Drama
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