The Oresteia by Aeschylus - Folio Society edition

The Oresteia by Aeschylus

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The Oresteia by Aeschylus - Folio Society edition
Folio Society
Poetry & Plays

The Oresteia by Aeschylus

Aeschylus

Edition year 1984
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Laurence Preece
Translator Robert Fagles
Weight 0.75 Kg
Pages 186
Dimensions 25.2 × 16.2 cm

Edition details

The Orestiea, by Aeschylus. Translated by Robert Fagles. Introduced by Peter Levi. 7 drawings by Laurence Preece. Bound in grey canvas with a design in black by Preece. Pale brown endleaves printed in black. Pale pink-brown slipcase. 25.2x16.2cm. 186pp.

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Aeschylus's Oresteia is the only surviving complete trilogy of ancient Greek tragedies and one of the foundational works of Western drama. It begins with the return of King Agamemnon from the Trojan War and his murder by his wife Clytemnestra, who seeks revenge for the sacrifice of their daughter Iphigenia. Their son Orestes is then compelled to avenge his father, continuing a cycle of bloodshed that has haunted the family for generations. Across the trilogy, Aeschylus explores justice, revenge, guilt, divine authority and the transition from private vengeance to organised law.

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