The Oresteia - Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides (Paperback)


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, its spirit of struggle and regeneration is eternal.


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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, its spirit of struggle and regeneration is eternal.

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General

Imprint

Penguin Classics

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

September 1977

Availability

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

First published

February 1984

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Dimensions

196 x 128 x 15mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - B-format

Pages

335

ISBN-13

978-0-14-044333-2

Barcode

9780140443332

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LSN

0-14-044333-9



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