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4+ YearsPublisher | Nick Hern Books |
ISBN 13 | 9781854591739 |
ISBN 10 | 1854591738 |
Book Description | Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceAeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies about the end of the curse on the House of Atreus, The Oresteia comprises Agamemnon, Choephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies).A fourth play, Proteus, originally formed part of a tetralogy, but has not survived.The trilogy was first performed at the Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BC, where it won first prize.This English version of The Oresteia, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton. |
About the Author | Aeschylus (born c. 525 BC) was an ancient Greek dramatist, often described as the father of tragedy. |
Language | English |
Author | Aeschylus |
Publication Date | 39189 |
Number of Pages | 160 pages |
The Oresteia