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Author:

Aeschylus, author.

Title:

The Oresteia : Agamemnon, Libation bearers, and The holy goddesses / Aeschylus ; a verse translation by David Mulroy, with introduction and notes.

Publisher:

The University of Wisconsin Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xix, 234 pages ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Aeschylus--Translations into English.
Agamemnon,--King of Mycenae (Mythological character)--Drama.
Orestes,--King of Argos (Mythological character)--Drama.
Electra--(Greek mythological figure)--Drama.
Aeschylus.
Agamemnon,--King of Mycenae (Mythological character)
Electra--(Greek mythological figure)
Orestes,--King of Argos (Mythological character)
Drama.
Tragedies (Drama)
Translations.
Tragedies (Drama)

Other Authors:

Mulroy, David D., 1943- writer of supplementary textual content. writer of supplementary textual content.
Container of (expression): Aeschylus. Agamemnon. English.
Container of (expression): Aeschylus. Choephori. English.
Container of (expression): Aeschylus. Eumenides. English.

Other Titles:

Oresteia. English

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

First presented in the spring of 458 B.C.E. at the festival of Dionysus in Athens, Aeschylus' trilogy Oresteia won the first prize. Comprising three plays{u2014}Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, and The Furies{u2014}it is the only surviving example of the ancient trilogy form for Greek tragedies.--Publisher's description.

Series:

Wisconsin studies in classics

ISBN:

0299315649
9780299315641
0299315606
9780299315603

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1008774745

LCCN:

2017044983

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)