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The Oresteia: Agamemnon; The Libation Bearers; The Eumenides (Penguin Classics)
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i first came across these stories when I was 14, i read them again in collage and have read them ever since. the Oresteia is essential literature, if nothing else because of the references it has generated over all of western Literature some examples being Dune by frank Herbert and Orestes by Perfect Circle. also because it is a really intresting study... »
Aeschylus I: Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides (The Complete Greek Tragedies)
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Aeschylus (525-456 BC) is the father of Greek tragedies (one legend reports that Dionysus himself commanded Aeschylus to write them). Of the seventy tragedies that he wrote, only seven have survived to the present day. These three plays form the most complete tetralogy that we have (a tetralogy contained three tragedies and one satyr play - a semi-reli... »
Prometheus Bound and Other Plays: Prometheus Bound, The Suppliants, Seven Against Thebes, The Persian (Penguin Classics)
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Ok, missed these in college, but I think you have to read these, and quite frankly, they're a little better with some age on you. Prometheus Bound is more interesting after you have had a chance to watch people (perhaps yourself) let their ego run away with them and get them in horrible trouble. Otherwise, at 18-22 Prometheus is an unmittigated hero,... »
Oresteia
I worked on the production of this translation at The University of South Carolina in 1998. I designed the costumes and masks. Before I began the design... »
Aeschylus II: The Suppliant Maidens and The Per
I just wanted to point out that all these reviews refer to the wrong translation. This is NOT the Slavitt translation!I haven't read this one but, ha... »
Prometheus Bound (Greek Tragedy in New Translat
I always find the prospect of reading ancient literature daunting, but this play was very easy to understand. I would definitely recommend this as a suppl... »
The Oresteian Trilogy: Agamemnon; The Choephori
Aeschylus (525-456 BC) is the father of Greek tragedies (one legend reports that Dionysus himself commanded Aeschylus to write them). Of the seventy trage... »
The Complete Greek Tragedies, Volume 1: Aeschyl
Physically, this is a nice book. It's volume one of a four volume collection, _The Complete Greek Tragedies_ (volume two is Sophocles and volumes three a... »
Aeschylus: Suppliant Maidens. Persians. Prometh
The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides
as always, the package is wonderful. everyman covers are splendid and the pages are fine paper. the translation is less widely available than the grene la... »
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