Aeschylus, The Oresteia
Author: Goldhill, Simon
Landmarks of World Literature; Paperback
114 pages
Published: September 1992
Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521408539
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This is the first general introduction in English to Aeschylus's Oresteia, the most important and most influential of all Greek dramas. It discusses the Greek drama festival and the social and political background of Greek tragedy, and offers a reading of this central trilogy. Dr. Goldhill focuses on the play's themes of justice, sexual politics, violence, and the position of man withinculture, and explores how Aeschylus constructs a myth for the city in which he lived. A final chapter considers the influence of the Oresteia on later theater, and there is a guide to further reading.Offers a general introduction in English to Aeschylus's Oresteia, the most important and influential of all Greek dramas. It discusses the Greek drama festival and the social and political background of Greek tragedy and offers a reading of this central trilogy.


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