An Oresteia

An Oresteia
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9780865479166
ISBN-13 : 086547916X
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Book Synopsis An Oresteia by : Aeschylus

Download or read book An Oresteia written by Aeschylus and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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