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The Oresteian trilogy (Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, Eumenides) established the themes of Greek tragedy - the inexorable nature of Fate, the relationship between justice, revenge, and religion. The plays dramatize the murder of Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra, the revenge of her son Orestes, and his judgement by the court of Athens. This new translation seeks to preserve the plays' qualities as theatre and as literature.

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Agamemnon ; Libation Bearers ; Eumenides

Oresteia

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      Publisher Oxford University Press
      Published 13 November 2008
      ISBN-13 9780199537815
      978-0199537815
      ISBN-10 019953781X
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      Poetry ELT & Literary Studies Ancient, classical and medieval texts

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Oresteian trilogy (Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, Eumenides) established the themes of Greek tragedy - the inexorable nature of Fate, the relationship between justice, revenge, and religion. The plays dramatize the murder of Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra, the revenge of her son Orestes, and his judgement by the court of Athens. This new translation seeks to preserve the plays' qualities as theatre and as literature.

      Table of Contents
      Agamemnon ; Libation Bearers ; Eumenides

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