The Oresteia
agamemnon, women at the graveside, orestes in athens
$40.80
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
22 November 2018
Summary
The Oresteia: A Cycle of Revenge and Justice
The most renowned of Aeschylus’ tragedies and one of the foundational texts of Western literature, the Oresteia trilogy is about cycles of deception and brutality within the ruling family of Argos.
In Agamemnon, afflicted queen Clytemnestra awaits her husband’s return from war to commit a terrible act of retribution for the murder of her daughter. The next two plays, radically retitled here as The Women at the Gravesi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781631494666 |
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| ISBN-10: | 163149466X |
| Author: | Aeschylus, Oliver Taplin |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | Liveright Publishing Corporation |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 22 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 352g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 147mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
”… this brilliant Taplin version reads like a working stage-script, making a foundational work of Western drama feel completely urgent and unpredictable.” – The Best Books of 2018: Works in Translation! - Open Letters Review“Oliver Taplin’s new translation of Aeschylus’ Oresteia is a gripping version of one of the most celebrated works of Greek literature… This is a bold, striking and accessible translation… Clear and poetic at the same time, Taplin’s language maintains the grandeur of Aeschylus’ verse without sacrificing intelligibility to a contemporary ear.” – Times Literary Supplement
About The Author
Aeschylus
Oliver Taplin is emeritus professor of classics at the University of Oxford. His books range from The Stagecraft of Aeschylus to Pots & Plays. He has recently published translations of Euripides’ Medea and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Other Tragedies.
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