OresteiaAeschylus' Oresteia is a tragedy of inescapable killing within one family, such that each generation must avenge it in kind. This new and close translation tries to preserve its theatrical and poetic qualities: introductory and explanatory matter emphasises the interconnection of scenes, ideas, and language which distinguishes this unique work, the only trilogy to survive from Greek tragedy. |
Contents
PlayTitles and Works Frequently Cited | ix |
Introduction | xv |
Dramatic form and language in Aeschylus | xlviii |
reception and public response | lix |
lxix | |
Family Trees of the Principal Characters of the Oresteia | lxxvi |
AGAMEMNON I | 6 |
Explanatory Notes | 114 |
Textual Appendix | 229 |
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Aegisthus Aeschylus Agamem Agamemnon allusion ancient anger Apollo Areopagus Argos Athena Athenian Atreidae Atreus Aulis avenge blood bloodshed bring Calchas Cassandra chant CHORUS Chorus's Clytemnestra conjecture curse dance dead death Delphi dishonour door earth echo editors Electra Eumenides Euripides evil fate father fear Furies give goddess gods Greek Tragedy Greek word grief hear heart Helen HERALD Homer honour house's husband idea Iliad imagery insecure Introduction Iphigenia jurors justice killed lament land Libation Bearers line missing literally Loxias lyric matricide meaning Menelaus metaphor mortal mother murder mythic oracle Oresteia Orestes palace perhaps play pollution prayer prophetic punishment Pylades revenge ritual role ruin sacrifice scene sing Sommerstein song Sophocles speak speech stanzas stichomythia stranger Strophius suppliant tell theatre things Thyestes tomb translation trilogy Trojan Troy Troy's underworld vengeance victory West's woman women Zeus