[PDF.51og] Aeschylus: The Oresteia, a Student Guide

Aeschylus: The Oresteia, a Student Guide

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 | #2124664 in Books |  Glanville Books |  2004-01-19 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.98 x.28 x5.98l,.26 | File type: PDF | 105 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| THE ORESTEIA--graphic violence, explicit sexual content... But wait--there's more....|By Steven J. Torrey|Well, it is about Greek Tragedy where children are eaten inadvertently by parents as a form of revenge, where children are sacrificed for the exigency of war, where Clytemnestra shacks up with Aegisthus-pretender to the throne, and where Agamemnon and his enslaved concubi| |'... Goldhill's deep knowledge and love of his subject matter is demonstrable and his Guide will prove an excellent starting point for those undergraduates and beyond who are studying Aeschylus either in the original or in translation.' The Journal of Classics

Simon Goldhill focuses on the play's themes--justice, sexual politics, violence, and the role of man in ancient Greek culture--in this general introduction to Aeschylus' Oresteia, one of the most important and influential of all Greek dramas. After exploring how Aeschylus constructs a myth for the city in which he lived, a final chapter considers the influence of the Oresteia on more contemporary theater. The volume's organized structure and guide to further reading wil...

You easily download any file type for your device.Aeschylus: The Oresteia, a Student Guide   |  Simon Goldhill. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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