Bibliograph

The Oresteia, Aeschylus ; a new translation by Ted Hughes

Type

Label

The Oresteia, Aeschylus ; a new translation by Ted Hughes

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Oresteia

Oclc number

41972923

Responsibility statement

Aeschylus ; a new translation by Ted Hughes

Summary

"The Orestia--Agamemnon, Choephori, and The Eumenides--depicts the downfall of the house of Atreus: after King Agamemnon is murdered by Clytemnestra, their son, Orestes, is commanded by Apollo to avenge the crime by killing his mother, and he does so, bringing on himself the wrath of the Furies and the judgment of Athens. Together, the three plays are one of the major achievements of Greek antiquity. Hughes's 'acting version' of the trilogy is itself a great performance; while artfully inflected with the contemporary, it has a classical beauty and authority"--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Agamemnon -- Choephori -- The Eumenides

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