An Oresteia:

In this innovative rendition of The Oresteia, the poet, translator, and essayist Anne Carson combines three different visions -- Aischylos' Agamemnon, Sophokles' Elektra, and Euripides' Orestes, giving birth to a wholly new experience of the classic Greek triumvirate of vengeance. Car...

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Main Authors: Aeschylus v525-v456 (Author), Sophocles ca. 497/496 v. Chr.-406 v. Chr (Author), Euripides ca. 485/480 v. Chr.-406 v.Chr (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Faber & Faber 2010
Edition:1. paperback ed.
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Summary:In this innovative rendition of The Oresteia, the poet, translator, and essayist Anne Carson combines three different visions -- Aischylos' Agamemnon, Sophokles' Elektra, and Euripides' Orestes, giving birth to a wholly new experience of the classic Greek triumvirate of vengeance. Carson's accomplished rendering combines elements of contemporary vernacular with the traditional structures and rhetoric of Greek tragedy, opening up the plays to a modern audience. --from publisher description
Item Description:Enth.: Agamemnon / by Aiskhylos. Elektra / by Sophokles. Orestes / by Euripides
Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:XI, 253 S. 21 cm

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