Looking at Agamemnon
$126.43
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
24 August 2022
Summary
Agamemnon is the first of the three plays within the Oresteia trilogy and is considered to be one of Aeschylus’ greatest works. This collection of 12 essays, written by prominent international academics, brings together a wide range of topics surrounding Agamemnon from its relationship with ancient myth and ritual to its modern reception. There is a diverse array of discussion on the salient themes of murder, choice and divine agency. Other essays also offer new app…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350214347 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350214345 |
| Author: | David Stuttard |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 24 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 455g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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Critics Review
[T]his volume allows the reader to examine Agamemnon from many different angles. Each chapter provides a fresh perspective on an aspect of the play, each written by an expert in the field. * The Journal of Classics Teaching *
About The Author
David Stuttard
David Stuttard is an independent scholar and Fellow of Goodenough College, London. He has directed his own translations and adaptations of Greek drama throughout the UK and in classical theatres in Turkey and Albania. He is the founder of the theatre company Actors of Dionysus and has edited five ‘Looking at’ volumes for Bloomsbury: Lysistrata (2010), Medea (2014), Bacchae (2016), Antigone (2017) and Ajax (2019).
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