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Title: Oresteia
Condition: New
Author: Aeschylus
Translator: Christopher Collard
Contributor: Christopher Collard (Translated by)
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 019953781X
EAN: 9780199537815
ISBN: 9780199537815
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Genre: Poetry & Drama
Topic: Language & Reference
Release Date: 13/11/2008
Description: Agamemnon *Libation Bearers *EumenidesAeschylus' Oresteia is the only trilogy to survive from Greek tragedy, and the religious and moral ideas it enacts afterwards influenced a great dramatic genre, as well as giving its three plays their lasting significance. In this family history, Fate and the gods decree that each generation will repeat the crimes and endure the suffering of their forebears. When Agamemnon is murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, their son Orestes must avenge his father's death. Only Orestes' appeal to the goddess Athena saves him from his mother's Furies, breaking the bloody chain; together gods and humans inaugurate a way of just conduct that will ensure stable families and a strong community. The Oresteia is majestic as theatre and as literature, and this new translation seeks to preserve both these qualities. The introduction and notes emphasize the interconnection of scenes, ideas, and language that distinguishes this unique work. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 196mm
Item Length: 129mm
Item Width: 19mm
Item Weight: 235g
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics
Release Year: 2008

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