THE ORESTEIA
by AESCHYLUS
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Nearly Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
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Synopsis
In the Oresteia the only trilogy in Greek drama which survives from antiquityAeschylus took as his subject the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. Moving from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, the family’s spirit of struggle and regeneration becomes an everlasting song of celebration. This masterful translation by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles includes an introduction, notes and glossary written in collaboration with W. B. Stanford.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Glenn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015058
- Title
- THE ORESTEIA
- Author
- AESCHYLUS
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Nearly Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- Imperial Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Greek Literature, Ancient Greek Plays, Plays, Fine Binding
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