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Book Title
Oresteia : Agamemnon; the Libation Bearers; the Eumenides
Publication Name
The Oresteia
Title
The Oresteia
Subtitle
Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
Author
Aeschylus
Translator
Robert Fagles
Contributor
Robert Fagles (Translated by)
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
ISBN-10
0140443339
EAN
9780140443332
ISBN
9780140443332
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Genre
Drama, Literary Criticism, Literary Collections
Release Year
1977
Release Date
29/09/1977
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
GB
Item Height
0.6in
Item Length
7.7in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Publication Year
1984
Topic
European / General, Ancient & Classical
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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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 inflicts lasting damage on his family, culminating in a terrible act of retribution; The Libation Bearers deals with the aftermath of Clytemnestra's regicide, as her son Orestes sets out to avenge his father's death; and in The Eumenides , Orestes is tormented by supernatural powers that can never be appeased. Forming an elegant and subtle discourse on the emergence of Athenian democracy out of a period of chaos and destruction, The Oresteia is a compelling tragedy of the tensions between our obligations to our families and the laws that bind us together as a society. The only trilogy in Greek drama that survives from antiquity, Aeschylus' The Oresteia is translated by Robert Fagles with an introduction, notes and glossary written in collaboration with W.B. Stanford in Penguin Classics. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140443339
ISBN-13
9780140443332
eBay Product ID (ePID)
41644

Product Key Features

Book Title
Oresteia : Agamemnon; the Libation Bearers; the Eumenides
Author
Aeschylus
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
European / General, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
1984
Genre
Drama, Literary Criticism, Literary Collections
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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Item Length
7.7in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pa3827.A7f3 1979
Notes by
Fagles, Robert
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Reviews
"Conveys more vividly and powerfully than any of the ten competitors I have consulted the eternal power of this masterpiece ... a triumph." --Bernard Levin  "How satisfying to read at last a modern translation which is rooted in Greek feeling and Greek thought ... both the stature and the profound instinctive genius of Aeschylus are recognised." --Mary Renault, author of The King Must Die
Table of Content
The Oresteia - Aeschylus Foreword Acknowledgments A Reading of "The Oresteia": The Serpent and the Eagle AESCHYLUS: THE ORESTEIA Agamemnon The Libation Bearers The Eumenides The Geneaology of Orestes Select Bibliography Notes: Agamemnon The Libation Bearers The Eumenides Glossary
Copyright Date
1977
Lccn
83-017421
Dewey Decimal
882/.01
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes

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