Oresteia Trilogy (eBook)
160 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-11254-1 (ISBN)
Perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Aeschylus wrote 90 plays, but only seven have survived complete. Among them is this classic trilogy dealing with the bloody history of the House of Atreus.In Agamemnon, the warrior who defeated Troy returns to Argos and is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra for sacrificing their daughter Iphigenia before the start of the Trojan War. In The Libation-Bearers, Orestes, Agamemnon’s son, avenges his father by murdering his mother. In The Furies, Orestes flees to Delphi, pursued by the divine avengers (Erinyes) of his mother. After being purified by Apollo, he makes his way to Athens and is there tried (and acquitted) at the court of Areopagus.Written in a grand style, rich in diction and dramatic dialogue, the plays embody Aeschylus’ concerns with the destiny and fate of individuals as well as the state, all played out under the watchful eye of the gods. Still powerful and provocative after 2,500 years, these great tragedies offer unparalleled insight into the world of ancient Greece and the origins of the Western dramatic tradition.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.3.2012 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Dover Thrift Editions |
| Dover Thrift Editions | Dover Thrift Editions: Plays |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 130 mm |
| Gewicht | 136 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| Schlagworte | 1250 • aegisthus • agamemnon returns • ancient goddesses • Ancient Greece • Ancient Greek • Apollo • Argos • athenians • Athens • atreus • avenges • blood-feud • Blood feud • books on ancient goddesses • books on ancient greeces • books on ancient greeks • books on argos • books on athenians • books on blood feuds • books on blood-feuds • books on cast actors • books on character's actions • books on chorus • books on classical greeks • books on collards • books on dionysus • books on eagles • books on electras • books on eumenides • books on father 's deaths • books on furies • books on greek dramas • books on greek mythologies • books on greek plays • books on greek times • books on greek tragedies • books on introductory essays • books on iphigenias • books on libation bearers • books on master 's houses • books on modern plays • books on oresteias • books on orestes • books on playwrights • books on practical plots • books on rough paths • books on salamis • books on tragedians • books on trojan wars • books on troys • books on wore masks • cast actors • character's actions • choephori • chorus • Chthonic • classical greek • clytemnestra • Collard • deciding vote • Dionysus • EAGLE • electra • eumenides • fagles' translation • father's death • Furies • Goddess • gods played • Greece • Greek Drama • Greek Mythology • greek plays • greek times • Greek tragedy • introductory essay • Iphigenia • libation bearers • master's house • matricide • modern plays • Oresteia • Orestes • persian invasion • Playwright • poetically • poetic diction • practical plot • robert fagles • rough path • Salamis • tragedians • Trojan War • Troy • Vengeance • wore masks • Zeus |
| ISBN-10 | 0-486-11254-3 / 0486112543 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-486-11254-1 / 9780486112541 |
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