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Oresteia : Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes by Euripides by Aeschylus and Sophocles (2010, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10086547916X
ISBN-139780865479166
eBay Product ID (ePID)24038434083
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Book TitleOresteia : Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes by Euripides
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEuropean / General, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Ancient & Classical, Religious & Liturgical
Publication Year2010
GenreDrama
AuthorAeschylus, Sophocles
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight8.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingAn
Dewey Decimal882/.0108
SynopsisIn An Oresteia , the classicist Anne Carson combines three different versions of the tragedy of the house of Atreus -- A iskhylos' Agamemnon , Sophokles' Elektra and Euripides' Orestes . After the murder of her daughter Iphigeneia by her husband, Agamemnon, Klytaimestra exacts a mother's revenge, murdering Agamemnon and his mistress, Kassandra. Displeased with Klytaimestra's actions, Apollo calls on her son, Orestes, to avenge his father's death with the help of his sister Elektra. In the end, Orestes is driven mad by the Furies for his bloody betrayal of family. Condemned to death by the people of Argos, he and Elektra must justify their actions -- or flout society, justice and the gods. Carson's translation combines contemporary language with the traditional structures and rhetoric of Greek tragedy, opening up this ancient tale of vengeance to a modern audience and revealing the essential wit and morbidity of the original plays.
LC Classification NumberPA3825
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