Aeschylus: the Oresteia:

This is the first general introduction in English to Aeschylus's Oresteia, the most important and most influential of all Greek dramas. It discusses the Greek drama festival and the social and political background of Greek tragedy, and offers a reading of this central trilogy. The author focuse...

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Main Author: Goldhill, Simon 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 1992
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Landmarks of world literature
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Summary:This is the first general introduction in English to Aeschylus's Oresteia, the most important and most influential of all Greek dramas. It discusses the Greek drama festival and the social and political background of Greek tragedy, and offers a reading of this central trilogy. The author focuses on the play's themes of justice, sexual politics, violence, and the position of man within culture, and explores how Aeschylus constructs a myth for the city in which he lived. A final chapter considers the influence of the Oresteia on later theater, and there is a guide to further reading.
Physical Description:X, 102 S.
ISBN:052140293X
0521408539