Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 336 pages | ISBN 9780140443332 | 07 Feb 1984 | Penguin Classic | 18 - AND UP
In the Oresteia—the only trilogy in Greek drama which survives from antiquity— Aeschylus 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, it's spirit of struggle and regeneration is eternal.
'Conveys more vividly and powerfully than any of the ten competitors I have consulted the eternal power of this masterpiece . . . a triumph' - Bernard Levin
'How satisfying to read at last a modern translation which is rooted in Greek feeling and Greek thought, and is not intimidated by grandeur. Here both the stature and the profound instinctive genius of Aeschylus are recognized' - Mary Renault
'The most exciting translation of this generation' - Charles Beye, Parnassus
The Oresteia - Aeschylus
Foreword
Acknowledgments
A Reading of "The Oresteia": The Serpent and the Eagle
AESCHYLUS: THE ORESTEIA
Agamemnon
The Libation Bearers
The Eumenides
The Geneaology of Orestes
Select Bibliography
Notes:
Agamemnon
The Libation Bearers
The Eumenides
Glossary
