The Oresteian trilogy (Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, Eumenides) established the themes of Greek tragedy - the inexorable nature of Fate, the relationship between justice, revenge, and religion. The plays dramatize the murder of Agamemnon by his wife...
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The Oresteian trilogy (Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, Eumenides) established the themes of Greek tragedy - the inexorable nature of Fate, the relationship between justice, revenge, and religion. The plays dramatize the murder of Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra, the revenge of her son Orestes, and his judgement by the court of Athens. This new translation seeks to preserve the plays' qualities as theatre and as literature. Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations: Play-Titles and Works Frequently Cited -- Summary of the Stage-Action -- Introduction -- 1. Aeschylus and the Oresteia -- 2. A view of the Oresteia -- 2.1. The dramatic ideas and their sources -- 2.2. The dramatic design and the characters -- 2.3. Issues and meanings -- 2.4. The plays in Aeschylus' theatre -- 3. Dramatic form and language in Aeschylus -- 3.1. Dramatic form in general -- 3.2. Speech and spoken dialogue -- 3.3. Choral song and lyric dialogue -- 3.4. Language and imagery -- 4. Aeschylus now: 'reception' and public response -- Note on the Text, Translation, and Explanatory Notes -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- A Chronology of Aeschylus' Life and Times -- Family Trees of the Principal Characters of the Oresteia -- Map: Greece and the Aegean Sea -- AGAMEMNON -- LIBATION BEARERS -- EUMENIDES -- Explanatory Notes -- Textual Appendix.
