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The Oresteia

Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides

Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides

By Aeschylus
Introduction by Richard Seaford
Translated by George Thomson

By Aeschylus
Introduction by Richard Seaford
Translated by George Thomson

By Aeschylus
Introduction by Richard Seaford
Translated by George Thomson

By Aeschylus
Introduction by Richard Seaford
Translated by George Thomson

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Category: Classics

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Jan 20, 2004 | ISBN 9781400041923

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Aug 06, 2014 | ISBN 9780375712685

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    About The Oresteia

    One of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, the Oresteia of Aeschylus is one of the great tragedies of all time.

    The three plays of the Oresteia portray the bloody events that follow the victorious return of King Agamemnon from the Trojan War, at the start of which he had sacrificed his daughter Iphigeneia to secure divine favor. After Iphi-geneia’s mother, Clytemnestra, kills her husband in revenge, she in turn is murdered by their son Orestes with his sister Electra’s encouragement. Orestes is pursued by the Furies and put on trial, his fate decided by the goddess Athena. Far more than the story of murder and ven-geance in the royal house of Atreus, the Oresteia serves as a dramatic parable of the evolution of justice and civilization that is still powerful after 2,500 years.

    The trilogy is presented here in George Thomson’s classic translation, renowned for its fidelity to the rhythms and richness of the original Greek.

    About The Oresteia

    One of the founding documents of Western culture and the only surviving ancient Greek trilogy, the Oresteia of Aeschylus is one of the great tragedies of all time.

    The three plays of the Oresteia portray the bloody events that follow the victorious return of King Agamemnon from the Trojan War, at the start of which he had sacrificed his daughter Iphigeneia to secure divine favor. After Iphi-geneia’s mother, Clytemnestra, kills her husband in revenge, she in turn is murdered by their son Orestes with his sister Electra’s encouragement. Orestes is pursued by the Furies and put on trial, his fate decided by the goddess Athena. Far more than the story of murder and ven-geance in the royal house of Atreus, the Oresteia serves as a dramatic parable of the evolution of justice and civilization that is still powerful after 2,500 years.

    The trilogy is presented here in George Thomson’s classic translation, renowned for its fidelity to the rhythms and richness of the original Greek.

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    Also by Aeschylus

    The Greek Plays
    All That You've Seen Here Is God
    The Persians and Other Plays
    Greek Tragedy
    The Oresteia
    See all books by Aeschylus

    About Aeschylus

    Aeschylus was born of a noble family near Athens in 525 BC. He took part in the Persian Wars and his epitaph, said to have been written by himself, represents him as fighting at Marathon. At some time in his… More about Aeschylus

    About Aeschylus

    Aeschylus was born of a noble family near Athens in 525 BC. He took part in the Persian Wars and his epitaph, said to have been written by himself, represents him as fighting at Marathon. At some time in his… More about Aeschylus

    Product Details

    Category: Classics

    Hardcover | $22.00
    Published by Everyman’s Library
    Jan 20, 2004 | 176 Pages | 5 x 8 | ISBN 9781400041923

    Category: Classics

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Everyman’s Library
    Aug 06, 2014 | 176 Pages | ISBN 9780375712685

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